Here's How You Can Get BRAND NEW BRAKES For $10 (Without Screwing Up)
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Today, Jared explains how you can completely overhaul your brake rotors for $10 apiece - the right way. Yes, really.
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I love you guys, but a 16 minute video about resurfacing brake parts!??
I see a 300zx I want x3
Do you need safety googles/equipment for these tools?
Jared, tie some old rubber wiper inserts around the perimeter of the disc, sooooo much quieter.
Is there anything Jared can't do?? :D
I mean rotors go though a lot of heat stress. Don’t cheap out get some new metal
I've seen guys use a disc sander to knock down those ridges.
Jared and Freddy are awesome together
no way that's 15 to a 30 dollar out here in the Netherlands. a mechanic will charge you a minimum of 90 an hour to start with.. then it could be 30 to 40 apiece to finish them... its cheaper to take new ones
Lets say i changed the brake pads and did not change the rotors, drove like that for 9 000 km. Now the new pads have adapted to the old rotor. Is it posible to buy a new brake rotor, and trim a milimeter or two from the pads, so the pads have an even surfice? I am asking that because the pads have a lot of meat left on them, so I would trim them ao there is no groves or anything.
$70 rotors? Where's this guy getting them? Maybe from the dealer but they are more around $30 from regular parts store or Amazon.
Mad chatter...
Unfortunately you can't go to any old parts store like you used to be able to in my area :-( hardly anyone offers rotor turning services anymore
Without a chatterband. Too much percussion my guy
my Mercedes mechanic refuses to turn any rotor, they all come back a month later warped due to metal fatigue
Of course it depends on if you just resurface it because pads had uneven wear and you don't exceed the minimum thickness
Also turning rotors can be hazardous if you have worn pads and the pistons travel too much, not likely but for sure possible
So to refuse is better just due to rotors already being ruined
Main reason for rotor warp is overtorqued wheel lugs/bolts and a warped rotor is likely to warp again.
Jared you are wrench everyday.....looking forward to seeing you take on projects and them finish them in a timely fashion . Please get a highmileage f150 evoboost EcoBoost give it a tuneup excettra a make over cowboy style....gotta be a kingranch.
In the UK we used to skim our brake discs (rotors), but now it is frowned upon and new ones are fitted.
He went to Jared 😂😂
This is a great format for people who need the background knowledge of these issues. Seriously, "Brakes for Dummies," and other similar series. Good job in the presentation!
Turning a rotor makes it more susceptible to warping and cracking. That is why shops don't want to spend the effort.
Great explanation, so that's why my bike doesn't have brakes after cleaning it lol
BUY NEW BRAKES !!!
To bad in New York they don’t do this anymore been years since this been banned
With most cars rotors are so cheap its a majority of the time cheaper to replace than turn anyway. Fewer and fewer shops turn rotors anymore, and its safer anyway. On some cars it makes more sense to turn them, especially rotors that are harder to find.
My local machine shop charges $35/rotor! It makes more sense just to replace them.
Brings me back to auto shop.
IDK why every time I see the Wrench Everyday logo think Target..There's gotta be a motto joke in there somewhere...maybe "wrench more, work less"
He's so SMART 🧠 👍🏾👍🏾
I love you so much for showing old tricks of automotive mechanics.
This place was trying to charge me 600 for this with adding brake pads
You all forgot about tray
Let's take a used thinned rotor and make it thinner. Just spend the extra 10 dollars and get a new one.
I have to use that machine in my high school it looks complicated at first but it’s actually pretty easy
I've caught jared almost mispronouncing words like if hes about say them in a different language in 2 videos now. Or maybe I'm just imagining things 🤔
The biggest issue I see here is the the cups or Bell clamps is the correct term for them are too small. You should use the largest Bell clamps that you can. That will help with vibration.
So I just became the proud owner of a 1986 corvette that has been sitting for 7yrs only catch is I gotta get it from it's current home 1100 miles away and it was parked 7yrs ago after the starter died I have been watching alot of this channel to help me as I am a novice mechanic and have never owned something like this so I wanted to know if there was any tips or ways I could get some help being a fellow central Floridian like tavaris idk if I'll get a response but the car has alot bigger story if u guys want yall can reach me @mr.brightside_0.o on instagram
I have a question, how come the discs aren't perforated to dissipate the heat? Do they only do that with higher performance cars?
With today's tolerance there's not much you can turn off on a disc, and price of a new one isn't a fortune these days.
Is this the same as skimming your brake discs?
Can you do it in a lathe?
rob b thanks for the info!
Yes. What he used is actually considered a lathe. It is just specialized for brakes and has an attachment to cut both sides at once. A common lathe a machinist would have would cut one side at a time, unless they have an attachment for doing both sides at the same time. Most of the brake lathes are rather light duty and not very accurate compared to a decent lathe. With a regular lathe it often takes more setup time to get it aligned as they are rarely setup for brake rotor work. I have both types of lathes and rarely machine a rotor. And would probably never use my regular lathe as the cast iron is rather dirty and abrasive, and would require covering parts of the lathe along with a good cleanup. About the only reason I would machine a rotor, is if the rotor is fairly new or actually new and not running perfectly true, or I'm changing the pad type. And its on a performance car that might see the benefit. Some rotors are hard to find new that are not a little out of true. Then I might take off a very light cut to true it rather than using tapered shims.
Save money. lose life
Can you do this on a cross drill and slotted rotor?
You can, but most shops do not like turning them as it will likely damage their cutting bits and they need to be turned very slowly.
just slap them on rusty in a week or two they will be shiny
Oreilys does it or $10 each rotor
Jared!!!
please don't play with brakes ... put new rotor and pads if u don't want crash ur 10000 car for 100box ...😂😂😂😂 improve brakes with pagid rotors and ebc pads... if u want safer :STAY AT HOME 😂😂😂
It's not playing with brakes it's normal to turn rotors that's why they put a minimum machine to thickness on them. On your normal street car it doesn't decrease your braking ability at all with the machine rotor now on a race car or a truck that's hauling 40,000 lb then I worry about it a little more
Only because I like Jared did I watch a video of him turning rotors.
Just out of curiosity, would grinding away the lip not be sufficient enough? I don't see the gains out of cutting the whole rotor if there's no damage to it.
Lol, just replace the rotors. They are hardly "that" expensive. Especially if you warp rotors...please.
Naw, shops would rather sell new parts, and scrap your old ones for cash. Plus, all the setup, running back and forth, isn't productive.Our parts manager will turn rotors for carry-out service, but techs at my shop don't machine rotors.
Do you have a relative named Breanna?
LOL @ Tavarish. "I'm f'ing hot. Bye guys..." *Waves*
I need to check the specification on the thickness of the rotor and make sure that it's not too thin I have been certified as a brake mechanic
i luv the teaching aspect of this channel... i know of how most of the components on a car perform, but only book smart wise, so to actually see it performed with explanation is very helpful to a novice car lover like me, & it gives me a bit more confidence to work on my own cars, up till a point obviously... but thanks 2 jared, & can't wait for more classroom episodes in the future
I've probably done about 20 brake jobs over the years and have never once had a rotor turned.... i might have replaced one or two but never turned... Just sayin...
who is tavarish?
Can you suggest well known places that do these jobs? How long would all four rotors take to do this process correctly?
It’s nice to have Tavarish as a guest on Jared’s channel
yes I used to just put new pads on my 83 reliant till i could see the out line of the rotor cooling fins thru the braking surface. ah but with new rotors the pedal was high and braking was solid at that time rotors could come off after wheel removed and new rotor was $20 410 to have them turned so new was the best choice.
Thanks for the practical insight, I liked this very much.
Do not go more than min. thickness!!! Safety at first ;)
Turning rotors has never really worked for me. You might get 5000 more miles out but they warp again pretty quickly, plus as others have stated, a shop that'll do it is near impossible to find. I just put brand new ones on when it's time to do brakes.
holy shit that shop is even more cluttered than freddy's
Do parts stores still turn rotors or am I just that old?
On-car lathes are superior. Most "warping" (It's thickness variation) is from excessive runout caused by the hat/hub/bearing. An on-car lathe makes the full assembly true, assuming your wheel bearing isn't defective.
Btw runout(warping)and thickness variation are two different things, rotors can have one without the other or both.
@Todd T&T Automotive Equipment You offer to match machine the rotors, but i bet you dont match machine every set of NEW rotors you fit to your customers cars? Off car machining is the same as on-car as long as you follow correct procedure checking for hub and rotor runout etc. If i can be within oem tolerance for runout with on or off car machining, how can you say one is better then the other?
That's not correct about the on car lathes, or else it would be standard practice to on car machine new rotors once fitted, which never happens. If the car has a runout problem with the hub or wheel bearing replace that part.
Safety glasses Jared. Metal shards in the eyes very painful
They still turn drums and disc?
Yes sir. I'm a brake lathe service technician. I probably can count about 10,000 brake lathes in the Dallas-Fort Worth North Texas area. And I sell about 20 to 24 of them a year. So yeah they're still out there
I have had many rotors turned at my shop and a number of them have come back due to warpage. Ive had to stop turning rotors all together because of the loss of profit. The material isnt what it use to be. I dont know the exacts of the compound, but its definitely not good. I'd lean more towards brand new 100% of the time given the price of rotors nowadays
I couldn't find anybody on Long Island to do this anymore I was looking and looking and looking the last shop I know of closed down 10 years ago nobody wants to do it the price of rotors has gotten so cheap they just throw them away and get new ones
I have a friend with a brake lathe, pretty nice tool to have.
I have about 40 of them give or take a few but I'm a brake lathe service and repair technician
What about heat warping due to the thinner metal?
Not a big issue on a normal street driven car. Now on a race car or a vehicle hauling 40,000 pounds behind it then I'd worry about it
So is this tavarish channel anymore? What happened?
Great thumbnail. One rotor before and a different rotor after 🙃
The old Amoco brake and drum lathes we used to use in the Midas shop I worked for back in the early 90's had adjustable rubber wheels on stalks that we could ride on the rotor during the initial rough cut to stop the harmonics.
Dangerous? Or dirty?
They aren’t exactly warped, the molecular structure of the iron has been altered by the heat cycles. Also, put some damn PPE on.
Guy's i think tavarish or aka freddy own this channel and boy he knows how to fix super broken cars
Great channel and enjoy your knowledge and hard work. If you ever need a unique 90’s vehicle for future content, look me up, I am local. You inspired me to get going on my garage project, but I need to find an honest shop like yours to pay to get me over my hump. Keep the videos coming. Thank you.
Used to be a daily routine for me and why is jarred not using a vibration band
You really should make good practice of using a die grinder with a cookie to sand down the inside of the rotor hat that way you don't get vibrations and get a bad cut. Same goes for the on-car lathe
Ah the good Ole brake lathe
It cost like 30$ to get em turned an most of the time it only cost a little more for a brand new one
Can “warped” rotors be turned assuming end result is still in thickness spec?
Yes. It's one of the main reasons to turn a rotor.
Is that a mk3 golf in the background with an intercooler?
we don't get to see the whirlwind Go Pro footage on the end of the lathe??
It sadly ended up unusable.
Most places around here charge $40 per rotor. So I just end up buying new ones every time.
$40 where do you live
That's a great "We really don't want to do it, but will if you insist" price.
Haven’t seen that done on brake rotors years, outstanding video
my dad,s old BMW 1800 cs had from factory non-cooled front roters and drum brakes in the rear, but now it has the brakes form the BMW 3.0 csl which is cooled disc brakes front and rear.
Good video
Last time I tried to have this done they wanted a full hour of shop time which was $60. Given that 2 new rotors were $60, I oped for new ebay rotors. It's too bad this isn't done more often, lots of wasted rotors. Good content, make me want as brake lathe.
I wished I could find a shop where I live to turn rotors for $10-20 all the shops around me charge just as much as a new set would cost me.
When does edd China who does all the work, I mean Jared leave and get his own gig
Place I take mine will sand. Last them too... they look new when done!!
I'm lucky with part prices on my little old car: a set of good quality rotors in the front will cost only 24€, but they are also tiny solid rotors. Way smaller than normal rotors on the rear axle of a new car. Drilled Brembo's are about 58€ for the set. It will help when the car only weigh 780kg or 1720 pounds, parts get cheap :-)
Keep in mind that bench lathes are inherently not true and will always machine a small amount of runout into a rotor. This will cause vibration under braking in any performance car or really any car made around or after the year 2000. Use an on-car lathe or replace your rotors for the best results!
So glad Jarred brought up the Pulsar... it was the first car i thought of too because I used to own one
Well you answered the only question I had LOL. I use the slotted rotters on my truck.
I had to take my car to my mechanic because my roommate put my pads on wrong. Passenger side was correct but rotor hadn't been turned. Driver side was incorrect and chewed my rotor to the point that I needed a new rotor which cost my $40 for that piece.
Most the cars i have it cost about 100 for brakes, rotors, shims, and kit comes with brake cleaner and brake fluid. So doing this is not an economical choice.
Did anyone else notice the white 300zx on the lift?