Rotor/Brake Job Question

#11

On Mar 15, 1:52Â*pm, "Terry" <t... (AT) sisqtel (DOT) net> wrote:

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On Mar 14, 6:55Â*pm, Hachiroku ãƒãƒãƒ*ã‚¯ <Tru... (AT) AE86 (DOT) gts> wrote:

On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:58:16 -0700, bill730 wrote:
On Mar 14, 1:14Â*pm, Hachiroku ãƒãƒãƒ*ã‚¯ <Tru... (AT) AE86 (DOT) gts> wrote:
On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:36:07 -0700, bill730 wrote:
I just had my 2003 Camry in for 60k service at the dealer and was told
that it needed a brake job. Â*I have ~61k miles on the car andI had a
brake job done exactly 1 year and 1 week ago at the dealer at ~47k
miles. I was told that the pads still had plently of life left on them
(as expected), but the rotors need another resurfacing. Â*Theywere
resurfaced (or at least I was told they were) at the 47k brake job.
Â*There is a shaking in the steering wheel when the brakes are
applied. Â*The cost for a standard brake job (new pads and rotor
resurfacing) is $169 at the dealer. Â*I told them no, considering I
had the job done not that long ago. Â*I am questioning their work and
wondering if I should try going somewhere else, or see if I can get
the rotors replaced without getting new pads. Â*Since I got 47k out of
my first set of pads, I am reluctant to change them out so soon. Â*Is
it possible (or logical) to replace the rotors without replacing the
pads? Â*I am kind of reluctant to have them resurfaced again if this
problem were to return. Â*I am also reluctant to go back to the same
place...not really trusting their work. Â*What is my best option?
Â*Any idea on the cost just to replace the rotors?

Thanks

Wow...some interesting questions today.

When you did the brakes, did you use Toyota parts, or did Meineke or
Midas do it. Meienke and Midas are profit oriented, so they probably
used Chinese rotors unless you specified others. If you resurfaced them
and are getting a pulsing through the brake pedal, this is an indication
the rotors are warped. Don't resurface them, chances are the warping
will be back in a few hundred miles.

If this is a TOYOTA dealer quoting $169, ask them how much for new
rotors, and the TOYOTA ones, not the aftermarket ones. Chinese rotora
and pads are fine for an '85 Celica with 254,000 miles on it if you do
your own work

, but for an '03 Camry with 60K, I'd pony up either for better rotors
and pads elsewhere, or have Toyota do it with the OEM spec parts.- Hide
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The job was done by a Toyota dealer. Â*This is the same dealer wanting me
to have the same work performed again. Â*I may see what the cost would be
to get new rotors installed. Â*Again, could (or should) this be done
without changing the pads. Â*Since it was a Toyota dealer that did the
work, they should be Toyota pads.

Thanks

Nah, don't resurface them again. Go with new rotors, if you can afford it.
I mean, they could be resurfaced, but as someone else mentioned, this will
remove even more meat and cause further warping. But what REALLY surprizes
me is they even offered to resurface them! Where is this dealer...I want
to bring my car there!!!!

Rotors are (were) about $55 each from Toyota, and pads are about $30. Too
bad you haven't mentioned doing the job yourself, if you can. They're
really easy. Toyota brake design is really good, and easy to work on.

And, I'd ask if they had lifetime on the pads (Ray?) sometimes pads are
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I am intrigued by your brake problems. Â*I have a 2003 Camry SE with
67,000 mi. Â*At last oil change (65,000) the brakes still looked great
and they perform as new. Â*The SE has discs both front and rear and I
don't know if they differ from LE's or XLE's.

We live in the mountains of Siskiyou County in far northern
California, so our brakes get a pretty good workout. Â*I had
significant problems with disc warpage on a previous 91 Ford Contour,
but have been very happy with the Camry.

Anyone have any related thoughts?

Incidentally, our Camry has seen the inside of a Toyota dealership
only to have an inxplicably shattered moonroof replaced under warranty
and to purchase an exorbitantly priced replacement remote entry
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I am not in a mountainous area. I am in Atlanta and the dealer is
Sandy Springs Toyota. I might try calling Toyota and explaining the
situation...14k miles and just over 1 year and having problems. They
will issue a case number and call the service director who might be
willing to work something out. Thanks for all of the responses.

#12

I think everyone has missed another explanation for the wheel bounce when
you brake. Your bearings may be worn. it happened on my 4Runner, I had
the rotors turned twice and the problem came back quickly. New rotors also
didn't solve the problem. But replacing the tapered wheel bearings and the
inner and outer races did the trick. Bearings cost about $100 at Kragen
(they beat other part store prices, get them to call AUto Zone or
somewhere).

#13

"Jim" <jim9689 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

I think everyone has missed another explanation for the wheel bounce when
you brake. Your bearings may be worn. it happened on my 4Runner, I had
the rotors turned twice and the problem came back quickly. New rotors
also
didn't solve the problem. But replacing the tapered wheel bearings and
the
inner and outer races did the trick. Bearings cost about $100 at Kragen
(they beat other part store prices, get them to call AUto Zone or
somewhere).

I would be really surprised if the wheel bearing were the cause of the OP's
vibrations.
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Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

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