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Originally Posted by drive4fun
2003 Accord Sedan Ex - V6 - 25,xxx miles...
I'm getting the infamous vibration/shuddering/pulsation.
1) Should I go ahead and install all 4 pads and do the break-in procedure. Then see if the vibration/shudder is still there?
2) Would i have to first take it to the shop which is one mile away from my house and get them re-surfaced/turned? Then install the pads?
3) Would it ruin the pads if I go ahead and install them and then get the rotors resurfaced?
4) I've read that in some cases resurfacing the brakes solved the problem but only temporarily.
5) I'm thinking about just purchasing two front rotors instead of wasting time and effort in trying to resurface them. New front OEM rotors go for $70 online and from what people have told me resurfacing the rotors cost $10-$15..
6) It seems to me that resurfacing and getting another 30k miles out of the stock oem rotors seems like the best way to go.
Thanks in advanced,
Adam
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Adam,
Florida Accord V6 owner here (1998 and 2004). Both developed slightly warped front rotors after a few 80-0 hard highway speed stops. I still have the 2004 and am going to replace mine with some Brembos or similarly well-ventilated rotors.
Florida heat + hard long stops = overheating and warps.
#2) and #4) Did this on my 1998, and the warp came back after the very next long hard highway speed stop right after resurfacing. It's the metallurgy in the steel. Once it gets hot enough, it transforms microstructurally and causes the warp. Yes they re-warp after resurfacing. In general it defies logic, but one argument is the layer that is removed is actually constraining deformation beneath. Once the constraint is removed the freshly exposed steel is free to warp.
Bottom line - the steel can't handle the heat. Replace it.
#3) - no. it won't hurt the pads.
#1) - It'll still be there.
#5) This is your best bet. The only way to fight metallurgy is to replace it.
#6) Don't waste your money. I did.
- Jeff
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