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I am needing to do a brake job on my 01 GT and was told I need to change the calipers when replacing the pads. Can anybody tell me if I can get away with just turning the rotors and putting new pads in the existing calipers?
I am needing to do a brake job on my 01 GT and was told I need to change the calipers when replacing the pads. Can anybody tell me if I can get away with just turning the rotors and putting new pads in the existing calipers?
I'd change the rotors though. GT rear rotors are waaaay too thin to cut. They are cheap enough that you can just buy a new pair along with pads and replace them.
No need to replace calipers. Just buy the little cube and spin them in clockwise. make sure you line the two recessed points on the piston to 12 and 6 o'clonc so the pad can sit flat (you'll see what i mean when you get to that point)
i have had a couple cars that where due for there first brake job and the rotors where undersized. But if you can get yours measured and are over spec go ahead and turn them
I argued back that they'd NEVER been turned before...amazingly, the story then changed as we walked back into the shop and he seemed to have read the notes on the ticket incorrectly. They ended up turning the rotors...
I think you are getting taken by the same shop as the thread starter...
I was told the same thing a couple weeks ago by the local Tire Kingdom shop, "they are too thin to turn" - I argued back that they'd NEVER been turned before...amazingly, the story then changed as we walked back into the shop and he seemed to have read the notes on the ticket incorrectly. They ended up turning the rotors...
I also swore that they installed the wrong pads, which squeaked continuously (but they could not duplicate the noise...of course) and squealed upon braking, but nonetheless replaced the pads soon afterward. Problem solved, but I'll never go there again...