You could sand both sides flat but still could be warped. Complete front slotted and drilled rotors with pads are cheap, seen it at $60 for a complete front. I rather do it once and forget about it.
Come on man" buy a set of rotors' that type of rotor, without bearings, don't cost that much. Think about your family, and you, riding in a Safe' and dependable situation !!! 🙏 🛠
Where I live, the back of the rotor always gets rusty and grooved. What I like to do is take them off and slide the rotors flat against the asphalt road, turning them frequently. After about 15 minutes, the back will be completely resurfaced.
Hello theredscourge, I love the insight. I think it's great that you are trying to provide more ideas to better sand down this rotor. Trying to make things better, I love it. Thank you so much.
This is still a great method since even brake shops that still resurface rotors said no when I told them I have drilled rotors. I still don't get why so many shops say you can't re-cut with a lathe machine if they are not regular rotors. I know for sure that is bulls****, I have seen it done many times, all it takes is having a machine that can be set to the lowest rotational speed and doing 3 or 4 passes with the least amount of depth cut on each pass. Probably overkill with that many passes, but with those 2 settings, perfect rotors. Plus the machine does most of the work for you automatically. So I already don't trust the mechanic or shop that says it can't be done without damage to aftermarket rotors. Here is the proof, just search this video - Can You Resurface a Drilled & Slotted Rotor? | PowerStop The real reason seems to be that they are lazy and don't want to do it because selling you new rotors makes them more money. If you are a mechanic, I would like to hear your reasons, honestly. Thanks for the upload.
IF your steering wheel Shakes!! your car is DAMAGED get it to a shop.. yesterday! Rotor warp is felt as a slight pulsing of the brake pedal during heavy braking.
If you're getting vibration when you brake due to warped rotors, this idea will do nothing for you. Warped rotors are dangerous & should be replaced, the cost is irrelevant, your life depends on them!
Dude , I have turned down thousands of rotors with the right equipment. They are ALL WARPED , just buy a new rotor every time, because you can't machine them any more like I use to do, the metal is Junk they are not cast iron so can't be machined
I would not recommend doing this on a customer's car. The rotors would either have to be cut if it can still be cut or replaced. This was more of an experiment and not an official repair. It wasn't perfect, but it did smooth out the ride a little bit.
making use of what you have to work with. I like your thinking
You could sand both sides flat but still could be warped. Complete front slotted and drilled rotors with pads are cheap, seen it at $60 for a complete front. I rather do it once and forget about it.
Come on man" buy a set of rotors' that type of rotor, without bearings, don't cost that much. Think about your family, and you, riding in a Safe' and dependable situation !!! 🙏 🛠
Where I live, the back of the rotor always gets rusty and grooved. What I like to do is take them off and slide the rotors flat against the asphalt road, turning them frequently. After about 15 minutes, the back will be completely resurfaced.
circular strokes might be a better idea, or maybe using a palm sander in circles at a constant speed and pressure.
Hello theredscourge, I love the insight. I think it's great that you are trying to provide more ideas to better sand down this rotor. Trying to make things better, I love it. Thank you so much.
This is still a great method since even brake shops that still resurface rotors said no when I told them I have drilled rotors. I still don't get why so many shops say you can't re-cut with a lathe machine if they are not regular rotors. I know for sure that is bulls****, I have seen it done many times, all it takes is having a machine that can be set to the lowest rotational speed and doing 3 or 4 passes with the least amount of depth cut on each pass. Probably overkill with that many passes, but with those 2 settings, perfect rotors. Plus the machine does most of the work for you automatically. So I already don't trust the mechanic or shop that says it can't be done without damage to aftermarket rotors. Here is the proof, just search this video - Can You Resurface a Drilled & Slotted Rotor? | PowerStop The real reason seems to be that they are lazy and don't want to do it because selling you new rotors makes them more money. If you are a mechanic, I would like to hear your reasons, honestly. Thanks for the upload.
No it's cause people want to pay 10$ for 150$ worth of labor.
You will never solve the problem of a warped rotor by doing this. Have them turned or buy new ones.
IF your steering wheel Shakes!! your car is DAMAGED get it to a shop.. yesterday!
Rotor warp is felt as a slight pulsing of the brake pedal during heavy braking.
If you're getting vibration when you brake due to warped rotors, this idea will do nothing for you. Warped rotors are dangerous & should be replaced, the cost is irrelevant, your life depends on them!
Often times “warped rotors” are not actually warping at all. Rather it’s uneven pad deposits on the rotors.
Dude , I have turned down thousands of rotors with the right equipment. They are ALL WARPED , just buy a new rotor every time, because you can't machine them any more like I use to do, the metal is Junk they are not cast iron so can't be machined
What a complete waste of time. Do everyone a favour and never ever do work on anyone’s or your vehicles ever again.
I would not recommend doing this on a customer's car. The rotors would either have to be cut if it can still be cut or replaced. This was more of an experiment and not an official repair. It wasn't perfect, but it did smooth out the ride a little bit.
@fixwhat1137 then don't make a video. Bad repair is a bad repair.
You just wasted 10 minutes
Not totally true. It could take the glaze off but not going to fix a warped rotor
You can’t😅 fix stupid!