To Turn, Or Not To Turn?

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I have a 2004 Impreza 2.5 TS Wagon (automatic), that is approaching 60,000 miles. I had the brakes checked today (Friday), and was told that both the fronts and backs were down to 5 percent, and need to be done ASAP. I set up an appointment for this to be done on Monday. This is at an independent garage.

I am thiking of telling them not to turn the rotors if this is at all possible. I have never had a good outcome from having rotors turned, and have usually wound up having to buy new rotors anyway. They just get a pulsation a short while after they are turned.

Does anyone have any opinions or experiences on this?

Jonah · Accepted Answer

I agree with not bothering to turn them.  I've had similar poor experience withturning.  You're lucky to get 30K miles before you need to replace or turn them again.  New rotors can be had for about$50 each and there's not much involved in installing them yourself.  I'd definitely spring for the new rotors.Larry Weil wrote:

Carl 1 Lucky Texan · Answer

Any slight uneveness/waviness in the rotors the pads will wear into after a few stops. Assuming you have no issues now with the rotors, just put pads on. I had an '81 Civic wagon that I sold at 120K with original rotors. It had MANY sets of pads as it was mostly surface street driven.

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Carl

Ja · Answer

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Ja · Answer

Turning rotors leaves you with a thinner cross section of material,which distorts ( warps) more readily than the thicker originalequipment. I picked up a set of cross drilled rotors on Ebay ( made inChina ) excellent quality for about  $10 each. I've got about 10k mileson them now and they're smooth and function well. Installation was acakewalk, as I've done lots of brake jobs over the years and Subie'sdesign is excellent from a maintenance perspective. Recently did a VWjetta and an Accord - what a pain in the Ass ! Subie's rule !

Michael Pardee · Answer

I recently had to replace the front disks in my daughter's '93 Accord (I hadn't been watching the brakes closely enough). The drive axles have to come 99% out (they don't have to be pulled out of the transaxle, just to where they can be pulled out) to get the rotors out! Aargh!

Mike

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