NEW versus turned rotors Slight steering wheel shake during downhill braking

From : Annonymous

Q: what signs can i look for to determine if whether or not mine are wearing prematurely jack the front-end up. grab the tire at 12 oclock and 6 oclock and try rocking it back and forth. any appreciable movement indicates a worn ball joint. actually thats the check for the wheel bearings. to check the ball joints grab the tire at 1000 & 400 and try to rock it back and forth. this isolates the wheel bearings and puts the movement in the ball joints. tom heintz mopar maniac .

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From : Annonymous

i was under the impression that during the warranty period which on brakes i believe is only 12000 miles the dealer cannot turn the rotors. they must replace them. i was originally told this by the selling dealer on my 1998 ram and had it confirmed at a different dealer. has this warranty provision changed since then as far as longevity and effectiveness the turned rotors are typically more prone to warping again because they are thinner. and their life expectancy is shortened by the turning. mostly it depends on how good the tech was that did the turning and what equipment they used. off the truck a really good tech can do multiple cuts that preserve as much rotor material as possible. using the procut on the truck in a hurry theyll typically butcher the rotor by taking much too much material. .

From : Annonymous

5k hell no that isnt reasonable. ive owned many a vehicle and find that with my driving habitsi expect to get at least 28k before my 1st brake service. my 00 qc slt has 90k+ and is on its 3rd set of pads and 2nd set of rotors. i dont turn mine i buy new ones.on tue 04 nov 2003 194958 -0600 dperez@junonospam.com wrote i was under the impression that during the warranty period which on brakes i believe is only 12000 miles the dealer cannot turn the rotors. they must replace them. i was originally told this by the selling dealer on my 1998 ram and had it confirmed at a different dealer. has this warranty provision changed since then as far as longevity and effectiveness the turned rotors are typically more prone to warping again because they are thinner. and their life expectancy is shortened by the turning. mostly it depends on how good the tech was that did the turning and what equipment they used. off the truck a really good tech can do multiple cuts that preserve as much rotor material as possible. using the procut on the truck in a hurry theyll typically butcher the rotor by taking much too much material. .