Gernot (and all who feel the same way).
The original question dealt with an extreme situation where the rotor on
one side was metal-to-metal with the pad and the other side was fine.
Not having the luxury of being able to measure the good rotor to see if
it was within spec., I must assume it is. Therefore, I will argue with
anybody who feels that replacing only one rotor is irresponsible.
I have purchased individual rotors on several occasions from reputable
sources (VB for the Spit) and have not had any brake pull or wear
problems associated with doing so.
While, I don't recommend replacing the pads individually, I can so no
valid reason to replace a perfectly good rotor if the one on the
opposite side has failed because of a caliper problem.
But as I have stated above, one must verify that the rotor is still with
in spec. and hasn't been turned below the useable range.
Joe Curry
Gernot Vonhoegen wrote:
>
> If you folks are talking about brake discs, it is extremely bad practise
> to replace single brake discs at a time. I guess probably you recommend
> replacing the pads on the side you replace the disc as well? Apart from
> that it will be difficult to get only one disc and any place with a good
> reputation should not sell you a single disc.
>
> If I confused matters, my humble appologies.
>
> Gernot
>
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