what is the correct way to turn your rotors? thanks.

 

You can't do it yourself unless you have the proper tools (mainly the lathe).


Take it to a mechanic, and they will have the specs for your rotor to machine it for you.

 

is turning and resurfacing the same?

 

No, turing and resurfacing are not the same. One is simply turning them round, and one it refinishing it. Eric L. is right, you can't do any at home unless your home is a mechanic garage. Just trying to help .

 

Can these be turned or just replace?

 

why couldn't you remove the rotor and turn it around yourself and not have a shop do it? wouldn't his make the surface smooth again?

 

Did you guys have trouble removing the arm from the rotor? I tried to take the rotor out after changing the pads the the two bolts will not come off.

 

if im working under the car or close to the ground and i cant get a bolt loose, i use my floorjack. it might be hard to imagine but i just place my ratchet in place where it has to be force upwards to loosen the bolt. then i place my floorjack undr the arm of the ratchet and i start jacking the jack, which is lifting the ratchet, loosening the bolt... know what i mean?

 

Turning, cutting, and resurfacing are all equivalent terms. Turning comes from "turning on a lathe", and a lathe is the kind of machine tool used most often for "cutting" the rotor to create new flat parallel surfaces ("resurfacing").

Sometimes a rotor is too badly scored to be resurfaced, or is already too thin from previous resurfacing operations. In that case the only option is replacement. It is important to replace both rotors on an axle at the same time. In other words, if you have one badly scored front rotor you should replace both front rotors. Ditto for the rear rotors.

These are the factory specifications for 4Gen Maxima rotors.

Front rotor, minimum thickness 20mm.
Rear rotor, minimum thickness 8mm.

Front rotor, maximum thickness variation 0.01mm.
Rear rotor, maximum thickness variation 0.02mm.

 

Thanks! That's exactly what I wanted to know.

 

Can a cross-drilled rotor be resurfaced just like the stocker...that is within the factory limitations? Someone had posted earlier on the forum that cross-drilled rotors couldn't be resurfaced. Is that true?

 

A few weeks ago I emailed Phuong, who is doing the Eatricezone brake deal, and he said that the cross-drilled rotors can be turned if they warp. If you watch the Edmunds.com review of Porsche Boxster, they said they had those rotors machines to correct a braking problem too. So, it seems that it is possible to machine cross drilled rotors, but I think in most cases since those types tend to warp more than normal rotors, they might warp too much to resurface without cutting the rotors too thin.

 

Would this also be the case with slotted rotors?

 

Cool...Thanx!