Well known problem for all you Dakota owners out there. My front disc brakes have warped again, 3rd time I'll replace them and I only have 50k on my '01 quad cab. What are a good aftermarket product that I can replace these with? Is it that difficult to do myself?
I actually don't know. The first time I had a Dodge dealer replace them. The second time I had a caliper lock up on me and had to take it to a local guy since one brake was stuck. Not sure what he used.
This comes up a lot. So often that I doubt there are that many warped rotors. Did you actually put a dial indicator on both sides of the rotor? What's the run out? I've got 75K miles on my original pads and rotors, and they still work great. I check the run out every 5K miles and they are still well within specs.
Read this before spending a dime, written by Carrol Smith:
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With modern braking systems, you can't always rely on the old fashioned pulsating pedal to know when they are truly warped. There are a few other abnormalities that cause that same pedal feel.
Bob: I'm not the OP but I found the link educational nevertheless. Thanks. I had to replace the front brake rotors in my '01 Dak, but it was for excessive rusting and pitting. I replaced them with aftermarket rotors.
I had the rotors on my 02 Hyundai Elantra replaced a couple of years ago for basically the same problem described in the Carrol Smith article. i had found similar information on breaking in new rotors and stress relief of the rotor material. This breakin technique worked very well. I now have about 35,000 miles on these rotors without any judder.
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