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jpalamar · 07-30-2010, 11:28 AM

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****. I go do the brakes on the Honda, right side is all good. Go to the left side, caliper is leaking so that sets me back. Hopefully I have the seal in the store so I can get it done. The rotors were also stuck, so I struck the left side with a 4lb hammer and the hub portion of the rotor split from the brake surface. Fail.

Gotta love when people are too lazy to spend 2 extra minutes wiht out anit-seize.

420sx · 07-30-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by jpalamar

How old is your ezPass? I have head many people say the same thing after they get to be a few years old.

Its probably due for replacement. Ive had it at least 2.5 yrs.

russiankid · 07-30-2010, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jpalamar

Gotta love when people are too lazy to spend 2 extra minutes wiht out anit-seize.

Anti-seize on the rotors? I replace rotors every time I do brakes so I don't really care. I've never had rotors stuck before, then again I lived in the South with this car and there isn't any salt down there.

piku · 07-30-2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by russiankid

Anti-seize on the rotors? I replace rotors every time I do brakes so I don't really care. I've never had rotors stuck before, then again I lived in the South with this car and there isn't any salt down there.

Yeah my friend put antiseize on the rotors and the lug nuts. I never bothered with the lug nuts as if you torque them right, they come off like butter. On the bmw's I never get stuck rotors but now that I started to keep the m3 outside I started getting them. I'm building another garage dammit.. I hate having 2 cars I actually like.

But seriously, pb blaster around the hub will get it off. It's almost magic.

Elliott18t · 07-30-2010, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by piku

Yeah my friend put antiseize on the rotors and the lug nuts. I never bothered with the lug nuts as if you torque them right, they come off like butter. On the bmw's I never get stuck rotors but now that I started to keep the m3 outside I started getting them. I'm building another garage dammit.. I hate having 2 cars I actually like.

Do it.

angdefeo · 07-30-2010, 12:06 PM

does anyone else use and like grooveshark.com? i started using at work recently and like it.

jpalamar · 07-30-2010, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by russiankid

Anti-seize on the rotors? I replace rotors every time I do brakes so I don't really care. I've never had rotors stuck before, then again I lived in the South with this car and there isn't any salt down there.

Why????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????? ??????????? I get 2 or more sets of front pads to each set of rotors. And usually 1-2 sets of rear rotors per set of fronts.

420sx · 07-30-2010, 12:21 PM

Blah. I just got dumped.

Lame.

jpalamar · 07-30-2010, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 420sx

Blah. I just got dumped.

Lame.

Come over, drink, we can fire up the grill, play some xbox, ect... Some makes me feel better then to kill some 8 year old kids in Battlefiend and talk alot of **** while doing it.

russiankid · 07-30-2010, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by piku

Yeah my friend put antiseize on the rotors and the lug nuts. I never bothered with the lug nuts as if you torque them right, they come off like butter. On the bmw's I never get stuck rotors but now that I started to keep the m3 outside I started getting them. I'm building another garage dammit.. I hate having 2 cars I actually like.

But seriously, pb blaster around the hub will get it off. It's almost magic.

I just banged it with a hammer. Haha.

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Originally Posted by jpalamar

Why????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????? ??????????? I get 2 or more sets of front pads to each set of rotors. And usually 1-2 sets of rear rotors per set of fronts.

Because rotors are 15 bucks a pop, and by the time I am due for brakes my rotors aren't in great shape.

jpalamar · 07-30-2010, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by russiankid

I just banged it with a hammer. Haha.

Because rotors are 15 bucks a pop, and by the time I am due for brakes my rotors aren't in great shape.

What kinda deal can you get for 04 GTO rotors... front and rear? I warped my DBAs and don't wanna turn them, I'd rather replace with some el'chepoes because I don't race my car anyway like I planned.

**Big_Jim** · 07-30-2010, 01:20 PM

Probably just had the worst cheese steak of my life.

russiankid · 07-30-2010, 01:20 PM

Even though I work at Pepboys, I don't get rotors and such from there. Rockauto is where I get rotors, they're really cheap and pretty good quality.

Oakes · 07-30-2010, 01:22 PM

I love how you guys cheap out on brakes lol.

If you spend the money and do it right, you wouldnt need to replace the rotors everytime you replace the pads. Don't tell me its excessive use or track days or spirited driving. Quality stuff holds up, I'd rather spend a lot once or twice then replace them every 15k miles.

russiankid · 07-30-2010, 01:25 PM

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I love how you guys cheap out on brakes lol.

If you spend the money and do it right, you wouldnt need to replace the rotors everytime you replace the pads. Don't tell me its excessive use or track days or spirited driving. Quality stuff holds up, I'd rather spend a lot once or twice then replace them every 15k miles.

LOL its a rotor dude...for a daily car. I am not going to spend a crap load of money on a rotor, I don't go cheap on pads (put in Hawks). Also, I have 45k on these brakes, the pads have another 10k left in them but for some reason the pad material is cracking and they aren't cheap pads.

piku · 07-30-2010, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jpalamar

Why????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????? ??????????? I get 2 or more sets of front pads to each set of rotors. And usually 1-2 sets of rear rotors per set of fronts.

Depends on the car. Quality brakes on a BMW will wear the rotors and pads equally.

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Originally Posted by Oakes

I love how you guys cheap out on brakes lol.

If you spend the money and do it right, you wouldnt need to replace the rotors everytime you replace the pads. Don't tell me its excessive use or track days or spirited driving. Quality stuff holds up, I'd rather spend a lot once or twice then replace them every 15k miles.

QFT: Brakes on the m3, which I drive like an asshole, generally go 75,000+ miles. The car has 211,000 on it and brakes have been done 3 times. In other bad news though, the clutch is finalllllly starting to slip.

piku · 07-30-2010, 01:28 PM

DO NOT get great stuff foam on your arm hairs. This is a bad situation for sure...

russiankid · 07-30-2010, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by piku

Depends on the car. Quality brakes on a BMW will wear the rotors and pads equally.

QFT: Brakes on the m3, which I drive like an asshole, generally go 75,000+ miles. The car has 211,000 on it and brakes have been done 3 times. In other bad news though, the clutch is finalllllly starting to slip.

Clutch is easy peasy.

HickRocket1258 · 07-30-2010, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by angdefeo

does anyone else use and like grooveshark.com? i started using at work recently and like it.

Someone told me about it several months ago and I have used it a lot. I don't think it updates the most recent songs lately, but for the most part it isn't too bad.

jpalamar · 07-30-2010, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Oakes

I love how you guys cheap out on brakes lol.

If you spend the money and do it right, you wouldnt need to replace the rotors everytime you replace the pads. Don't tell me its excessive use or track days or spirited driving. Quality stuff holds up, I'd rather spend a lot once or twice then replace them every 15k miles.

I spent $800 on my DBA rotors and EBC pads... rotors lasted 40k milse and pads had to be replaced 2X. Even if I had to do my brakes yearly with cheap ones, its would still cost me alot less. The little bet of extra stopping power isn't needed when all I do is sit in traffic on my way to work. I wish I would of realized this before I spent all that money in the first place.

3800 pound car with brakes that are too small in the first place really puts a beating on them.

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Originally Posted by russiankid

LOL its a rotor dude...for a daily car. I am not going to spend a crap load of money on a rotor, I don't go cheap on pads (put in Hawks). Also, I have 45k on these brakes, the pads have another 10k left in them but for some reason the pad material is cracking and they aren't cheap pads.

My Hawk HPS pads did that after about 5k miles. I switched to EBC with no issues.

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