I recently took my car (01 Cobra) in for 45K service at one of the local Ford dealerships. After they finished the maint the guy told me that I needed to have my brakes done as well as my rotors turned. I've had NO problems with any pulling or drifting on this car at all.
I know that the pads are eventually going to wear out and need to be replaced this is a given, but some of the things the tech told me got me thinking.
How often should you replace your pads??
How often should I turn my rotars if needed??
If I replace my brake pads, do I need to by special brake pads for my car (tech told me Ford has special pads for the Cobra to keep brake dust to a minimum) IF this is true, can I buy them at the local store??
Can this job be done with realitve easy??
And, do I need to do anything special to my rotars if they don't need to be turned?? Wouldn't you only need to turn your rotars if they were warped or causing problems. Since I'm not having any is there a need for it??
(one friend told me to lightly sandpaper the rotars when new pads are placed on them, and to take it easy on the braking for the first 100 or so miles. This allows the breaks to form to the rotars and keeps them from warping.)
I know that the pads are eventually going to wear out and need to be replaced this is a given, but some of the things the tech told me got me thinking.
How often should you replace your pads??
How often should I turn my rotars if needed??
If I replace my brake pads, do I need to by special brake pads for my car (tech told me Ford has special pads for the Cobra to keep brake dust to a minimum) IF this is true, can I buy them at the local store??
Can this job be done with realitve easy??
And, do I need to do anything special to my rotars if they don't need to be turned?? Wouldn't you only need to turn your rotars if they were warped or causing problems. Since I'm not having any is there a need for it??
(one friend told me to lightly sandpaper the rotars when new pads are placed on them, and to take it easy on the braking for the first 100 or so miles. This allows the breaks to form to the rotars and keeps them from warping.)