Where do I go to get brake rotors turned?

Depends upon where you are. In some larger cities, local auto parts stores often have brake drum and disc lathes in the back.

In this little burg where I live, there is a local machine shop that has all the equipment necessary to do the work properly.

Costs vary.

If you continue to eat up front brakes on that car, be sure your rear brakes are working properly. The rear disc brakes on that era GM were really bad about losing their adjustment. Nonadjusting rear drums can do the same. No braking on the rear means it is all focussed on the front discs.

I wouldn't even bother if new disks are $18. If they were twice that it might just be worth enquiring about getting the old ones refaced. You might want to check that the flexible hoses aren't perished and breaking up inside. They often become one way valves which hold the brakes on. Take it for a run and then jack up each corner and check for binding while it's still hot.

-- Dave Baker

Just about any auto parts store can do it. I have reservations about those cheap rotors. Most, if not all, come from China or India, where the term "quality control" is often an oxymoron.

Most good auto parts stores will turn them, but in your case I can all but guarantee it won't be worth it.

nate

Yeah... I went to NAPA and they said I could take them to a shop a few miles away and get the turned for $20, or buy new ones for $18 ;-)

Put the new brakes on.. All was peachy a few days.. Now I have a thunking on the driver's side front. The braking works fine... Not sure what it is. Not a CV I hope.