Rotor Resurface Question
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Rep Power: 280 i think it really depends on how you drive. its gonna be different for everyone, thats why they have a measurer thingy that they clamp to your rotors to see if its still useable.
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Rep Power: 307 Originally posted by gusgus0513
once and the second is iffy
once and the second is iffy
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Rep Power: 0 actually... you resurface rotors to get rid of carbon build up, not to get rid of the grooves, the grooves actually help braking because they increase the overall surface area, therefore increasing the amount of friction created.
http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...62#post1866062
Go to this thread to see why rotors need to be resurfaced... notice the black band around the outside, that's all built up brake pad material that has fused to the rotor surface.
or look at this picture
http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...62#post1866062
Go to this thread to see why rotors need to be resurfaced... notice the black band around the outside, that's all built up brake pad material that has fused to the rotor surface.
or look at this picture
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Rep Power: 307 well if you're doing a brake job and putting new pads on, you need to get rid of the grooves. That's when most rotors get resurfaced. If you put a pad on there that is new on a rotor with grooves you actually loose contact area.
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Rep Power: 0 if the groves are spiral groves then it's bad, but if the groves are the concentric circles to the wheel hub then they're good because they increase surface area. The main reason why rotors need to be resurfaced is what I pictured about Sevear build up on the rotor surface causeing a loss in friction between the pad and rotor.
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Rep Power: 303 Originally posted by gusgus0513
once and the second is iffy
once and the second is iffy
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Reading peoples reply are so funny because it just tells me how much they don’t know. Don’t give bad advice if you your self are not 100% sure that you are right. LOL All rotors have rotor minimum thickness markings. If you resurface your rotors to thin they will overheat. When you rotor overheat they you will have heat fade (no brakes). Common rotor problems are blue spots (heat burn), scoring and rotor runout (warp). Never resurface one rotor. Rotors must be done in pairs to ensure smooth, even braking. When installing a rotor, all contact surfaces must be spotless with a crosshatch finish to prevent runout.
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My rotors have developed circular wear lines from using some cheap pads. Its not exactly grooves but they are not perfectly smooth either. They have also become very shiny. Do i need to resurface them before putting new oem pads on?
My rotors have developed circular wear lines from using some cheap pads. Its not exactly grooves but they are not perfectly smooth either. They have also become very shiny. Do i need to resurface them before putting new oem pads on?
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I always resurface my rotors every time I change my brake pads. You only need to change your brake pads every year so way not just do it the right way. Resurfacing your rotors will put lest wear on your pads and your brakes will work better.
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Rep Power: 303 Originally posted by tfnaaf
i recomend to resurface / replace rotors as needed every time new pads are installed
i recomend to resurface / replace rotors as needed every time new pads are installed
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Rep Power: 0 if you do ur brake pads yourself im not sure i think you do resurface it...so they wear ur new brake pads correctly.... but if ur not doing it urself just ask the people your taking it too
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