Bluzeguitar@verizon.net (Armand) wrote in
news:vpBTj.5064$ch1.2848@trndny09:

> In article <WOednaYjBc1yR4DVnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@speakeasy.net> ,
> spamvortex@bad.example.net says...
>>
>>Armand wrote:
>>> Thanks Tegger. My service guy is usually straight up with me and I
>>> guess
> I
>>> have to expect expenditures like this for a 13 year old car.
>>>
>>>
>>> In article <Xns9A945A2E0DF08tegger@207.14.116.130>,
> tegger@tegger.c0m
>>> says...
>>>> Bluzeguitar@verizon.net (Armand) wrote in
>>>> news:Mt1Tj.288$JF1.245@trndny06:
>>>>
>>>>> I almost fell out of my chair when my dealer told me that new
>>>>> rotors and pads would cost $470 total. Is this about right? He
>>>>> said the "front end" has to be removed so it's mostly a labor
>>>>> issue. Thanks for any advice.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That's correct. The steering knuckle has to be removed from the car
>>>> and the hub pressed off before the rotor can be removed.
>>>>
>>>> Honda changed the design for the '98 model year to make rotors
>>>> easier to remove. You still have the old, bad design.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>but the real question is why you think you need the rotors replacing
>>in the first place. what are the symptoms you're experiencing?
>
>
> Heavy pulsing of the brake pedal and the rotors were already cut
> twice.
>



Has your mechanic checked rotor runout with a runout gauge? Considering
the cost of replacement, it would be worth making certain the rotors are
in fact out-of-true before committing to the work.


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