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Recommendations on new brakes and rotors

26K views 31 replies 13 participants last post by  Wood's Powerstroke  
No it doesn't ;)

Today we replace rotors & pads Together (rotors are no longer cut, especially slotted ones). To add to that, new pads need to be Bedded to the rotor and you can't do that to a rotor that's not been resurfaced from the old worn out pads you were using.

I see no reason to replace calipers either if they're free and working. But, what can happen is that once you compress the pistons back into their bores, they can encounter corrosion and crud that has accumulated behind them. This can cause calipers that were working fine to have a piston that "sticks" some. I would flush the system with new fluid Before you compress the pistons back in.

You might want to upgrade the front caliper pins if they haven't been and be sure to clean and use new caliper grease on them in any case.

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