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Thread: Can Warped Rotors Be Turned?

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    Default Can Warped Rotors Be Turned?

    If then are not to bad and there is enough left can they be fixed?

    Thanks

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    doubtfull, if they have enough "meat" left they could be machined but then you would to size them and discover they are out of tolerence and have to bin them,oh, and machine them carefully or will overheat them....not worth it if you anchor up a lot.

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    Default Yeah, turned into trash

    Quote Originally Posted by JMI
    If then are not to bad and there is enough left can they be fixed?

    Thanks
    I think it would be better to just replace them.


    Vee ave vays of dealing vid your kind...........

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    rotors are inexpensive! buy four new
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    No. Tried it once. waste of money and time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JMI
    If then are not to bad and there is enough left can they be fixed?

    Thanks

    I'm sure you can .. but...

    would you trust the braking ability?
    Is the cost really worth taking a chance?
    can you stop your car any other way?

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    BMW doesnt recomend cutting rotors.
    Mark

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    Can be done, never heard of any good reports after though. Save your money and by OE discs if you do any track work, decent after market if not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JMI
    If then are not to bad and there is enough left can they be fixed?

    Thanks
    When I was a kid a neighbour fixed drum brakes by reveting bits of carpet onto the brake shoes. Leave it to you to work out the analogy
    Oct '00 E46 330i. Feb '92 525i (departed)

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    Don't forget to regroove the tyres with a soldering iron while you have the wheels off.


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