On Car Rotor Turning

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Did this a while back thought we could move it to DIY section.

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On Car Rotor Turn
I had two warped rotors causing brake judder and steering vibration between 40mph and 60mph--All good now yea! Here are a few pics of the on car rotor turn powered by vehicle.----

The brake lathe attaches to the caliper mounts and the hub nuts were torqed to 40lbs to hold the rotor in place--
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Then we clamped the caliper piston to keep it from popping out---
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Then we clamped the brake pads to the oppisite side rotor to lock it---
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Then we started the FX and put in 1st gear at an idle with VDC off and turned the rotors---
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We did all four rotors and they came out great
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Wow!! :cool:
That's a nice tool to do the job.
Not so long ago i had the same problem, i took the front discs of and gave them to the local garage, they machined them down on the laith and where as new.
After i resurfaced the pads on a piece of sandpaper on the workbench.
Did that with the rear pads as well and now brakes like new.

Anyway, if your pads are still in good condition it saves you for sure, better then buying new discs and pads.
 
WietseFX35 said:
Wow!! :cool:
That's a nice tool to do the job.
Not so long ago i had the same problem, i took the front discs of and gave them to the local garage, they machined them down on the laith and where as new.
After i resurfaced the pads on a piece of sandpaper on the workbench.
Did that with the rear pads as well and now brakes like new.

Anyway, if your pads are still in good condition it saves you for sure, better then buying new discs and pads.
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Turning the rotors on the car is the best way to make sure there is no run out on the rotors. Even new rotors can have some runout. Infiniti calls for an on car rotor turn as well. When you put new rotors or off car turned rotors the mating surface between the hub and rotor can cause runout so the only way to get a absolutly true turn without any runout in to turn the rotors on car while secured to the hub. If you do an off car turn then it's a least a good idea to match mark the rotors and put them back exactly where they were.
I did this when I installed the H&R springs along with new KYB shocks and struts. I also put some new OEM pads. The new pads came with mating anti squeel tabs that were a improvement to the original design. No more sqeek when backing up and brakeing.

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Heres the spring install we did at the same time as the rotor turn.
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I understand that the on car job will be best, but to be true i've never seen it before :rofl:
On my car the runout of the discs is now also minimal as there is no steeringwheel shake at all.
And when i was looking at the pictures i was already wondering why the struts were so new and shiny.
Nice job done! :tup:

What is your milage now? As i assume the old struts where worn?
I'm around 65K now and wondering when it will be time to change.
 
WietseFX35 said:
I understand that the on car job will be best, but to be true i've never seen it before :rofl:
On my car the runout of the discs is now also minimal as there is no steeringwheel shake at all.
And when i was looking at the pictures i was already wondering why the struts were so new and shiny.
Nice job done! :tup:

What is your milage now? As i assume the old struts where worn?
I'm around 65K now and wondering when it will be time to change.
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I'm at 85,000 mi. Manufacturer recomends 50 to 60k but if they are not leaking I'd hold off as long as you can.I just decided to change mine out since I would have everything apart for the spring install.
 
Ok Thanks,
On mine they still look good but i heard some more that they go bad around 60-70K
I found on ebay plenty struts from KYB, is that the OEM one you also used?
 
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i have the hawk hpd pads on the front, and im not sure if this is the cause of bent or warpage, when braking my steering wheel literally turns to the right, and pulsation, noise and judder. This symptoms are coming from the front.
 
WietseFX35 said:
Thanks!
But strange that these are quite cheap, i was expecting a big price.
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More money left for some H&R Springs:rolleyes:
Also BTW I lived in Brunsum, Limburg Netherlands for 7 years when I was a kid. I have a cousin who lives in Amsterdam.
DAG:tup:
 
MAybe this sounds strange to you guys but i don't want to lower the car.
I like the ride hight of the FX.
But i was expecting a set of 4 OEM struts will cost at least 800 dollar or something.
Now i found a set for 240, only thing is it will cost me another 150 dollar or so for shipping.
And maybe even more if the customs catch my package, then they want me to pay tax over it.......bastards!!!
 
I was mostly curious if he was able to rent it somewhere. I need to do both of my cars and was quoted $100/ axle, so if I can rent one for less than $400 and it works pretty well...*win-win*

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Nope didn't rent it my buddy had it.

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soonster said:
Seems to be this brand, not sure if it's identical to the model tho. The price turned me away :eek.:

Amazon.com: Kwik-Lathe On-The-Car Brake Rotor Lathe: Automotive

rotor lathe - Google Search
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Yup thats it I found one cheaper though--
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Nice.. That's a nice price for such a tool.. Def added To my list of tools for when I get my garage..from $3000 to $ 1600 that's a great price indee..
 
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