Maria asks…
out of all the national brake repair companies..who does the best brake service?
i don’t know where i should take my car to get my brakes serviced..this is my first car and don’t want to get fed bullshit by a rip- off
admin answers:
IF YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE TO HAVE IT DONE GO TO MIDAS THEY ARE THE CHEAPEST AND YOU GET A GARUNTEE WITH THEM THEY WONT RIP YPU OFF
Charles asks…
What is a reasonable price for brake service?
I always hear these stories about how women who know nothing about cars get ripped off when taking a car in for repairs. Well, I have a Chrysler 300C. The alignment was off for a while and once that was fixed the brakes would shake when pressure is applied. People think that the brake pads may have worn unevenly but it’s starting to get worse. I am planning on taking the car in for repairs and am curious how much a reasonable pricing range would be for brake pads and service.
admin answers:
It sounds to me like you have warped rotors and need to replace them too, if it is just front pads and rotors i would guess in the neighborhood of 200 to 250 would be the cost of parts and labor, at least that is what it would be through my shop
Laura asks…
how often do i need to change rotors for my car?
I have a 2003 mercedes. today i took my car for brake service. i only have 33000 miles on my car. all i needed was front brake pads. so the service guy now tells me that i will need front and back rotors also which amounts to over 1 thousand dollars because they say my rotors are completely worn out. I drive mostly freeways and never really brake hard or anything? could it be true?
admin answers:
Your first mistake was to take your car in for brake service.
First get your car out of there. At home, jack up your car, take each wheel off and inspect the rotors. They will be right there in front of your face. Inspect your brake pads too. They should have at least 1.5mm on each side left of “meat”. Replace them if they don’t. They cost around $7.50 for each wheel.
Run your hand over the rotors. They should be smooth without grooves or a high lip on the outside. A minor lip is ok. The rotors may be ventilated (have holes in them), and that’s ok.
If you have grooves or a high lip, the rotor needs to be turned (resurfaced). Remove the rotor after removing the brake caliper. It will pull straight off. Take the rotor to an autoparts store and they will turn the rotor for about $10. If you have 4 bad ones, that will cost you $40. If the rotor is particularly bad, sometimes the store will not resurface them. Or maybe you can’t find a place to do it. Or maybe you want to save even more money.
Take the rotor home, jack up the entire drive end of your car with both wheels off the ground. Jack each side, insert a jackstand, and then do the other side.
Put the rotor back on the spindle and secure it with the lug nuts. Don’t put the wheel on yet. Start the car, put it in drive, and let the drive rotors rotate (turn) in the air. Take a belt sander and resurface the rotors as they are spinning. Wala, you saved an additional $10 per wheel. If the rotor is not from a drive wheel or the non-drive rotor will not fit the drive spindle, then you can mount the rotor on some other rotary table (like a record player) or mechanism and use the belt sander.
Sorry, but if you pay $1000 for new rotors, I will personally come over there and slap you.
Linda asks…
mechanic wants to replace the front brake rotors and charge me 100$ more over regular brake service. fair?
have a honda 2000 accord EX v6 , gave my car for brake service since front wheels were squealing. i thought as usual it was the worn out brake pads, but the mechanic tells me its the rotors which have gone below 21 mm and needs replacement. He originally quoted me 140 to resurface the rotors and replace the brake pads, now he wants me to charge 240. Is that fair? Shouldnt replacing be easier than resurfacing..just wondering.
admin answers:
Replacing will save a little bit of labor time, but not much, since resurfacing is as easy as hooking the rotor up to a machine, and letting it do the work. Think about it as a charge of $50 per rotor, and I don’t think it is that bad a deal.
Thomas asks…
The front brakes on my car are squeaking. Do the brake pads need replacing?
I bought a suzuki swift from a careful lady driver in september 2006. It was/still is in good condition. I recently had the tyres changed on the vehicle and when i was in the garage, an engineer pointed out that the front disc pads were looking worn down, he even suggested to have them replaced. I didn’t have them replaced because my car was booked in the next day for a service. When the car went in for a service i mentioned to the people at the service desk to check the brakes as the pads were wearing down and have recenlty been squeaking. I just call the garage to enquire about how the service went and they said everything is fine. They said that the front break pads were ok. I am some what surprised and thought that they were going to be replaced. Any comments welcome!!
admin answers:
If the garage carried out a service on your car then checking the brake pads comes as standard on a service in my experience from working on cars some times the pads just need abit of cooper grease on them where they make contact with the calliper if you had your tyres fitted at a quick fit or one of them places then they are none for telling people that they needed new brake pads or shock absorbers that’s how they make there money scum bags but I’m sure if the garage carryed out the service right they would of told you the brake pads needed changing its in there interest or if they was low they would normally tell you they need changing in a couple of thousand miles or so or in the next service which ever was closest hope this helps take care and remember that brakes are important so if worth getting a second look by someone else if they say they need doing get in touch with the garage that carryed out the service and ask why it wasn’t picked up be careful out there
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