Midas Mistake ?

[LRob]

I agree with what everyone is saying. Its been a debate but the consensus is to change your rotors. You can turn a good quality rotor, but no one wants to pay for high quality rotors. Quality rotors are thick and have room to be turned, and what I like to call "throw away rotors" will not. They will last the life of the brake pads and need to be replaced. I say buy some quality rotors from rockauto and install yourself.

 

[Clean07Burb]

I own a repair shop and we stopped turning rotors YEARS ago. All you do is ask for problems.

You turn a rotor, you make it thinner. The thinner it is, the easier it is to warp.

100% ZERO fault of shop that did your work.

You need new brake rotors and pads. You want new pads even if they aren't worn out because the warped rotors will have caused irregular wear to the pads that the naked eye can't see.

I agree and disagree on this. I agree that turning rotors is an archaic practice. What I don't agree with is that the shop has zero responsibility for the OP's current problem because they shouldn't have ever turned the damn rotors in the first place and didn't give him the option to replace them if he wanted to. Do I think they owe him a free brake job? Absolutely, not. If they prefer, for whatever reason to turn rotors, then I think they need to inform their customers of the advantages and disadvantages of doing so. Give them the option after being correctly informed, to either turn or replace. That would be the proper thing for them to do. That way people that CHOOSE to cheap out and turn their old rotors couldn't come back after 14k miles and *****. It doesn't sound like the OP was given a choice, so I kind of feel for him. I'd just chalk it up as a lesson learned and start doing my own brake service and maintenance if I were him. Its so easy a monkey could do it. OP, if you don't want to do your own work, please take your vehicle to someone qualified and reputable and DO NOT let anyone from MIDAS touch your vehicle.

 

[sbubbaklein]

make sure you clean and lube the caliper pins so that the caliper will float side to side as designed. Install new pads and rotors, make sure all surfaces are clean and torque the wheels down after you are done.

 

[Gzes]

I've never had problems with turned rotors. If you drive like a maniac then I can see where you need rotors every pad replacement. I'd just get pads and rotors and do them. Not rocket science