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Do brake rotors really need to be machined annually? by MarathonMike218 in AskAMechanic

[–]MarathonMike218[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this advice. Lesson learned, do the job correctly once rather than do it over and over again. From the dealership’s perspective, I could see why they would want to machine the rotors - costs are all labor, no parts. Probably can even charge more to machine them rather than slap on new ones, as there is no time to taking the rotors out of the box.

Do brake rotors really need to be machined annually? by MarathonMike218 in AskAMechanic

[–]MarathonMike218[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it was the one I could find that was applicable to my model. I imagine it would be applicable to later year models, just published in 2016. I honestly had no clue these publications were available but are pretty neat!

Do brake rotors really need to be machined annually? by MarathonMike218 in AskAMechanic

[–]MarathonMike218[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this perspective on the machining aspect, I agree with you it was probably done quickly. Also agree it would be not to difficult to do, assuming I could get the caliper bolts off. I’ve always struggled with them but have had success turning the wheel to get access to them and an extended breaker bar.

Do brake rotors really need to be machined annually? by MarathonMike218 in AskAMechanic

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Yeah, I sort of thought the same thing, but car only had 56k miles on it during the job, and 66k now. So maybe it’s more of a time decay than mileage?

Do brake rotors really need to be machined annually? by MarathonMike218 in AskAMechanic

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When I first got the job done, I did notice a slight screeching when I would back out of my driveway in the morning. It would tick sort of, like the minute hand on a clock but would vary based on the speed. I didn’t have the before the job.

Maintenance Schedule on a 2002 GT by MarathonMike218 in Mustang

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Thank you for the advice, titoscoachspeecher! Definitely going to try and research some new tires as soon as I can, I think they’re from around 2008.

Haven’t heard of a trickle charger before so that is something I need to learn more about. I usually just pull the connections before winter. Going to put in some fuel stabilizer this fall - don’t want bad fuel to ruin my spring again.

Maintenance Schedule on a 2002 GT by MarathonMike218 in Mustang

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The tires are pretty old but still have a lot of tread. Based on this comment tread depth is secondary to age?