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2001 Accord Coupe Rear Rotor Replacement
Hi all,
I just took my 2001 Accord Coupe EX-V6 in for rear brake pad replacement. The dealer told me that my rear rotors need to be replaced as well - I only have ~58,000KM (or about 35K miles). I find it a bit surprising that I need ot replace my rotors so quickly. The car is driven every other day, and most of the time it sits in my garage. I live in Toronto Canada so maybe that'll give you an idea how the weather is like (Hot in the summer, cool in the fall, cold in the winters). On average I get about 250KM a week. Could leaving the car in the garage so much cause the rotors to wear out prematurely? The service technican coulnd't come up with a concrete reason as to why they would wear out so early besides: -Driving Habits -Leaving the car outside/inside for extended periods of time (rust/dew build up?) -Inconsistent service (Not the case... i take my car in at the recommended periods regularly) I had always thought rotors would last 80,000KM to 120,000KM before they need to be replaced. Anyhow, I'm just wondering if 58,000KM is a bit early for a rear rotor replacement and if other 2001 Accord owners have had their rotors replaced so early(?) as well. Thanks. -- Lucas Tam ) Please delete "REMOVE" from the e-mail address when replying. http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/coolspot18/ |
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My '94 Civic with 168 000 km on it still has the original rotors front
and back. Having the rotors worn out at 58 000 km seems strange. Doing a brake job is easy money for the shop, and it is hard for most customers to say that they don't want it done if the shop wants to do it. In my limited experience, cars with automatic transmissions wear out brakes more quickly than stickshifts do. I am guessing you have an automatic. How many times have you replaced the rear brake pads? Any chance that they were worn out and that the backer was scraping against the rotor? Did the shop say why they were replacing the rotors? Were they warped or were they just worn too thin for continued service? Lucas Tam wrote: > > Hi all, > > I just took my 2001 Accord Coupe EX-V6 in for rear brake pad > replacement. The dealer told me that my rear rotors need to be replaced > as well - I only have ~58,000KM (or about 35K miles). I find it a bit > surprising that I need ot replace my rotors so quickly. > > The car is driven every other day, and most of the time it sits in my > garage. I live in Toronto Canada so maybe that'll give you an idea how > the weather is like (Hot in the summer, cool in the fall, cold in the > winters). > > On average I get about 250KM a week. Could leaving the car in the garage > so much cause the rotors to wear out prematurely? The service technican > coulnd't come up with a concrete reason as to why they would wear out so > early besides: > > -Driving Habits > -Leaving the car outside/inside for extended periods of time (rust/dew > build up?) > -Inconsistent service (Not the case... i take my car in at the > recommended periods regularly) > > I had always thought rotors would last 80,000KM to 120,000KM before they > need to be replaced. > > Anyhow, I'm just wondering if 58,000KM is a bit early for a rear rotor > replacement and if other 2001 Accord owners have had their rotors > replaced so early(?) as well. > > Thanks. > > -- > Lucas Tam ) > Please delete "REMOVE" from the e-mail address when replying. > http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/coolspot18/ |
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Randolph > wrote in :
> How many times have you replaced the rear brake pads? Any chance that > they were worn out and that the backer was scraping against the rotor? First time replacing my brake pads - I had the whole set replaced (front and back). Two shops told me my brake pads were low - about 5 - 10% of life left in them. > Did the shop say why they were replacing the rotors? Were they warped > or were they just worn too thin for continued service? The shop told me my rear rotors were thin and could not be machined. However, the front rotors still had enough material to machine. The service tech was a bit surprised himself I needed to replacement them. He said that rotors last between 60,000KM - 120,000KM and I caught the low end. He also said because I leave the car in the garage for a couple days at a time, rust may have built up and caused premature wear. In anycase, he didn't have an idea why they would wear out so quickly... just bad luck he said? Any other ideas? -- Lucas Tam ) Please delete "REMOVE" from the e-mail address when replying. http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/coolspot18/ |
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Lucas Tam wrote: > > The service tech was a bit surprised himself I needed to replacement them. > He said that rotors last between 60,000KM - 120,000KM and I caught the low > end. He also said because I leave the car in the garage for a couple days > at a time, rust may have built up and caused premature wear. In anycase, he > didn't have an idea why they would wear out so quickly... just bad luck he > said? > > Any other ideas? I think the rust explanation seems plausible. I am just particularly paranoid about dealerships and brake jobs. At service, my local dealer told me that the front pads were down to 2 mm and had to be replaced. I told them no, thinking I'd do the job myself for less. After taking out the old pads, I was not able to measure less than 7 mm anywhere. And yes, I know to measure only the lining, not the whole pad. |
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Lucas Tam wrote: > > The service tech was a bit surprised himself I needed to replacement them. > He said that rotors last between 60,000KM - 120,000KM and I caught the low > end. He also said because I leave the car in the garage for a couple days > at a time, rust may have built up and caused premature wear. In anycase, he > didn't have an idea why they would wear out so quickly... just bad luck he > said? > > Any other ideas? I think the rust explanation seems plausible. I am just particularly paranoid about dealerships and brake jobs. At service, my local dealer told me that the front pads were down to 2 mm and had to be replaced. I told them no, thinking I'd do the job myself for less. After taking out the old pads, I was not able to measure less than 7 mm anywhere. And yes, I know to measure only the lining, not the whole pad. |
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Randolph > wrote in :
> How many times have you replaced the rear brake pads? Any chance that > they were worn out and that the backer was scraping against the rotor? First time replacing my brake pads - I had the whole set replaced (front and back). Two shops told me my brake pads were low - about 5 - 10% of life left in them. > Did the shop say why they were replacing the rotors? Were they warped > or were they just worn too thin for continued service? The shop told me my rear rotors were thin and could not be machined. However, the front rotors still had enough material to machine. The service tech was a bit surprised himself I needed to replacement them. He said that rotors last between 60,000KM - 120,000KM and I caught the low end. He also said because I leave the car in the garage for a couple days at a time, rust may have built up and caused premature wear. In anycase, he didn't have an idea why they would wear out so quickly... just bad luck he said? Any other ideas? -- Lucas Tam ) Please delete "REMOVE" from the e-mail address when replying. http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/coolspot18/ |
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My '94 Civic with 168 000 km on it still has the original rotors front
and back. Having the rotors worn out at 58 000 km seems strange. Doing a brake job is easy money for the shop, and it is hard for most customers to say that they don't want it done if the shop wants to do it. In my limited experience, cars with automatic transmissions wear out brakes more quickly than stickshifts do. I am guessing you have an automatic. How many times have you replaced the rear brake pads? Any chance that they were worn out and that the backer was scraping against the rotor? Did the shop say why they were replacing the rotors? Were they warped or were they just worn too thin for continued service? Lucas Tam wrote: > > Hi all, > > I just took my 2001 Accord Coupe EX-V6 in for rear brake pad > replacement. The dealer told me that my rear rotors need to be replaced > as well - I only have ~58,000KM (or about 35K miles). I find it a bit > surprising that I need ot replace my rotors so quickly. > > The car is driven every other day, and most of the time it sits in my > garage. I live in Toronto Canada so maybe that'll give you an idea how > the weather is like (Hot in the summer, cool in the fall, cold in the > winters). > > On average I get about 250KM a week. Could leaving the car in the garage > so much cause the rotors to wear out prematurely? The service technican > coulnd't come up with a concrete reason as to why they would wear out so > early besides: > > -Driving Habits > -Leaving the car outside/inside for extended periods of time (rust/dew > build up?) > -Inconsistent service (Not the case... i take my car in at the > recommended periods regularly) > > I had always thought rotors would last 80,000KM to 120,000KM before they > need to be replaced. > > Anyhow, I'm just wondering if 58,000KM is a bit early for a rear rotor > replacement and if other 2001 Accord owners have had their rotors > replaced so early(?) as well. > > Thanks. > > -- > Lucas Tam ) > Please delete "REMOVE" from the e-mail address when replying. > http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/coolspot18/ |
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