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Trout_Brake
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Jan 27, 2011, 10:11 AM
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Mazda B2300 Brake Issues
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I drive a 2003 Mazda B2300 with 120,000 miles. I had my front pads and rotors replaced 6 months ago. I then noticed that there was some shaking in the steering and slight squeaking (only when braking) that began in early December so I had the rear brakes (drums and shoes) replaced last week at a different repair shop. When I had the rear brake job completed, they told me that the shaking in the steering was from the front brakes. After driving it for a week I think they are correct, but shouldn't my front brakes be just fine since they are only 6 months old? Anyhow, now I think I need to have the front rotors turned to get rid of the problem, but I'm wondering how this could occur on practically brand new rotors. Did I get a crappy brake job on the front brakes or did the fact that I didn't have both the front and rear brakes replaced at the same time have something to do with it? I've had front brakes repaired on other vehicles in the past without any problem so I don't think this should be the case. Should I take it back to the original shop that did the front brake job and complain?
Angry in Athens GA
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 27, 2011, 11:25 AM
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Re: Mazda B2300 Brake Issues
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If all they did was toss on new pads on front that isn't enough for a brake job professionally. The rotors may have warped since then and noise IMO is from assorted bargain products. Of course customers don't want to pay more for better but it should have been suggested.
Turning them now would probably solve the shaking but that means if the pads weren't absolutely perfect they should go too again as they wouldn't match the now "true" rotors till a break-in period and braking really could be far less effective for a while and not professional to do that.
I'd bring it up with the place the did the front brakes.
Side note: I about won't turn any rotors anymore as they just don't come with tons of extra "meat" for that and the thinner they are the more apt to warp.
Check for yourself at a major car parts site and see the wild different grades of pads and rotors available. They are expensive usually but Centric IMO far outweighs the price with the quality you get. If they have enough thickness to turn them then fine but I still don't like that anymore. That will make them quiet again for a while too but a lot of noise is quality of the pads or possibly other reasons.
No harm in asking the first shop to recheck their work. There's tons more to brakes than pads and rotors. They need good calipers, good brake hoses and the sliding parts lubed. If those are original rotors at the miles you should have been advised to toss them then. It's been a while now so you are at their mercy IMO,
T
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Trout_Brake
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Jan 27, 2011, 5:53 PM
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Re: Mazda B2300 Brake Issues
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Thanks for the information. It is still a mystery to me how new rotors and pads could warp in six months unless they didn't actually replace them with new rotors. I guess I should inquire about good quality parts from now on. By the way, what should I expect to pay to get this type of repair? Between the front and back brakes, I've already shelled out $500.00 since August.
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Hammer Time
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Jan 27, 2011, 5:59 PM
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Re: Mazda B2300 Brake Issues
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Just to let you know, it's not the time that ruins rotors, it's the driving habits of the person behind the wheel. Aggressive braking, especially in wet weather is what causes that and some drivers can manage to warp rotors in a week while others can get 100K out of the same parts..
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