Re: Rofren Pads???

[Jeremy R King <kingjer@eng.auburn.edu>]

My vented ATE discs have been perfect.  Also, I bought Paggid pads last 
time and have been very pleased.  Anyone care to comment on Paggid vs. Repco?

Jeremy R. King
1986 VW Quantum GL5
Audi at Heart
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On Mon, 30 Oct 1995 AUDIDUDI@delphi.com wrote:

> > >A service manager at a tire center told me that Audi rotors can't be
> > >turned; that they HAVE to be replaced. Anyone else hear of this? (I
> > >have a '92 100S).
> > 
> > Well the rotors are cheap enough $34 each for the four bolt rotors and 
> > $52 each for the 5 bolt ones.... So the Why question comes to mind.
> 
> I usually do both: replace the rotors AND have 'em turned to make sure they
> are true.  I used to assume this was the case but found some rotors -- even
> brand-new and straight-from-the-box rotors -- aren't.  In fact, I put a set
> of German ATEs on my '87 5kw a little over a month ago but didn't have time
> to send them out and installed them as-is ... I'll be taking them off again
> next weekend to have them turned (it usually takes a couple of thou at most
> to true them) since the inner and outermost .25" aren't making contact with
> the pads!  No wonder the brakes still feel weak...
> 
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>                /-| | | | | | = | | | | | | |  Jeffrey Goggin
>               /  | |_| |/  |   |/  |_| |/  |  Scottsdale, Arizona
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