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Old 03-30-2007, 03:36 PM   #8
Redskins8588
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Re: Auto Repair Questions

Just a few notes...

When you get new break pads, DO NOT get the LIFE TIME WARRENTY pads. They are made to chew down your rotors so then instead of paying $20 - $40 for break pads you are paying $100 -$200 for the rotor plus the $20 - $40 for the pads.

Also, as far as the belts go, usually when they break on you, something that the belt drives(alternator, power steering, water pump, ac pump...) freezes up causing the belt to break. Belts normally dont just break on there own with out help...

Usually I replace my air filter just about every 3rd oil change. And if your car has them dont forget to grease the grease fittings.

As for the bill, the one place I used to work at would charge the same price for labor that the parts cost, no matter the time it took to do the job. For example if your break pads and rotors came to lets say $100, well then he would charge $100 labor, and that is if everything went well. But that guy was a crook.

I agree with GhettoDogAllStars on just about everything he said, and about your break rotors, usually your pads go first, unless you wore your pads too low and they ground into your rotors. Each rotor has a thickness spec. that it can not be less than. The spec. on your 2001 Pontiac Grand Am is 0.972 thousandths of an inch. Your rotor must be discarded at or under this spec. What happens offten is the pad may wear in to the rotor alittle and the shop will basicly resurface the rotor using a lathe to smooth it out but to be sure that they do not go below the 0.972 thousandths of an inch spec.

Break pads usually get about 30k to 40k, rotors usually get much more, unless something dramatic happens. Like your wheel bearing bursts and the bearing gets jammed between the pad and the rotor and wears a massive groove in the rotor. That happened to a dodge ram pickup I had.
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