RE: Warped front rotors--resurface or replace?

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

After turning the rotors will be thinner than they're now. If your
rotors are warped but relatively new - have them turned. If they are
already considerably worn, turning makes no sense.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Steve Keller [SMTP:skeller@helixtech.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, October 01, 1997 7:37 PM
> To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	Warped front rotors--resurface or replace?
> 
> The front brake rotors on my CQ are warped. One mechanic told me that
> he
> could resurface the rotors and replace the pads ($109 total cost),
> however,
> in his experience, the resurfaced rotors would warp again and probably
> very
> soon (couple months) since the rotors would be thinner and therefore
> more
> susceptible to warping. He recommended new rotors (and new pads, of
> course). I'm leaning toward getting the new rotors since the
> mechanic's
> advice seems to make sense and I've been getting prices on new rotors
> ($70-$150 each) but I thought I'd ask to see what others have
> experienced
> with resurfaced rotors.
> 
> [...]
> Steve Keller
> skeller@helixtech.com
> '90 Coupe Quattro
>