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1. Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: "Peter J. Thomas" <pjthomas@ntplx.net>; Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 20:13:41 -0500; Is there any way to turn a brake rotor at home? I don't have any specific metal working tools, but I do have some wood working and home repair tools, drill press, bench and angle grinder, sliding tab; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00115.html (7,426 bytes)
2. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>; Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 21:21:12 -0600; You need a metal-cutting lathe. You want to be able to fixture the disk so that it will rotate exactly as it does on the car. Then a cutting tool is run across the disc perpendicular to the axis. In; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00116.html (8,915 bytes)
3. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>; Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 21:23:19 -0600; I'd find some other way to economize . . . a drum or rotor lathe has to be a pretty hefty piece of gear to attain the accuracy required. . . you need to machine BOTH sides of the rotor at the same t; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00117.html (7,913 bytes)
4. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>; Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 21:44:48 -0600; I'd find some other way to economize . . . a drum or rotor lathe has to be a pretty hefty piece of gear to attain the accuracy required. . . you need to machine BOTH sides of the rotor at the same t; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00118.html (8,796 bytes)
5. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>; Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 21:44:03 -0600; I'd find some other way to economize . . . a drum or rotor lathe has to be a pretty hefty piece of gear to attain the accuracy required. . . you need to machine BOTH sides of the rotor at the same t; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00119.html (8,489 bytes)
6. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>; Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 21:44:09 -0600; I'd find some other way to economize . . . a drum or rotor lathe has to be a pretty hefty piece of gear to attain the accuracy required. . . you need to machine BOTH sides of the rotor at the same t; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00120.html (8,587 bytes)
7. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>; Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 21:44:36 -0600; I'd find some other way to economize . . . a drum or rotor lathe has to be a pretty hefty piece of gear to attain the accuracy required. . . you need to machine BOTH sides of the rotor at the same t; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00121.html (8,692 bytes)
8. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>; Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 21:45:33 -0600; I'd find some other way to economize . . . a drum or rotor lathe has to be a pretty hefty piece of gear to attain the accuracy required. . . you need to machine BOTH sides of the rotor at the same t; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00122.html (8,896 bytes)
9. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>; Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 00:19:30 -0600; After I wrote this, I see that Mr. Clark reposted (several times in fact!) a more complete version, which made some of the same points I did, so I hope this does not look to argumentative in retrospe; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00124.html (10,585 bytes)
10. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: Mike Rambour <mikey@b2systems.com>; Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 23:28:39 -0800; hmmmm, ok now what do I do ? I did check runout and my drums are ok but since the car had not run in over 20 years they have mild surface rust that I removed most of with a wire brush on a electric; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00125.html (9,759 bytes)
11. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>; Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 14:40:37 -0600; Phil Ether harumps: version, which made >some of the same points I did, so I hope this does not look to argumentative in retrospect. Phil Augumentative? Never!!!!!!!! :-) My notes (computer stutters; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00127.html (9,063 bytes)
12. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: "Peter J. Thomas" <pjthomas@ntplx.net>; Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 23:28:13 -0500; Peter, that's me, would love to learn machining, but you are right, I can't afford purchasing a large lathe (or small one). Some more background, the wife reported grinding in the brakes. Half of one; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00128.html (9,840 bytes)
13. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: "Rex Burkheimer" <rex@txol.net>; Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 09:56:06 -0600; I think you are on the right track. Just go easy on those brakes the first few miles and the shoes will clean up the drums. As long as they run true. However, there is more ways for them to wear. Dru; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00130.html (10,961 bytes)
14. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: "Tim Mullen" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>; Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 09:14:58 -0800; I agree with Phil and the other's. Don't turn rotors unless you really have too. I "reused" rotors with groves in them, with absolutely no roblems. I find if strange that all the ads for "brake jobs"; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00131.html (9,107 bytes)
15. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>; Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 09:57:51 -0800; IMO this is so they can sell you new rotors/drums at an inflated price. I once had a national chain insist that an almost-new rotor (less than 5000 miles) was too thin to turn. I also once asked to j; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00132.html (8,412 bytes)
16. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: "Rex Burkheimer" <rex@txol.net>; Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 12:24:26 -0600; Something no one else has mentioned (including me): If the rotors are non-vented: - Older vehicles can usually be turned down once if they are not grooved too deeply - Newer non-vented rotors should; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00133.html (11,093 bytes)
17. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com>; Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 13:00:29 -0600 (CST); They want to turn them because they wear out quicker and then they get to sell you new ones. Very convienent, eh? I had a place turn my rotors -- despite my written instructions not to -- and then te; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00134.html (8,500 bytes)
18. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: LBC286@aol.com; Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 14:58:16 EST; << I once had a problem with pulsating brakes on a car still under warrantee. I could get the pulsating while just using the parking brake, indicating the rear drums were the problem. I pulled the fr; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00136.html (9,054 bytes)
19. RE: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@Prodigy.Net>; Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 14:05:58 -0700; better -- I mean they felt smoother and more positive than they have > in five years. little reason not to turn the rotors if the person doing the job knows Your second sentence is the problem. Firs; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00139.html (8,049 bytes)
20. Re: Turning brake rotor (score: 1): Author: John Napoli <jgn@li.net>; Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 15:18:27 -0500 (EST); Several reasons: fewer comebacks if the rotor or drum was out of true, it is a high margin operation, and after a couple of brake jobs you get to sell replacement rotors/drums (the only thing better; /html/shop-talk/2000-02/msg00147.html (8,256 bytes)

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