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SimonWright
 Post subject: Rotor Turning in North Raleigh
PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2005 11:58 am 
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On the recommendation of my "tire man" I took my rotors to Eddie at Copelands on Honeycutt Road in North Raleigh. You can find them here.

$12 for the pair. Friendly service. Lots of character.

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Todd Breakey
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Wow, that's cheap. I was paying $12 each at Pep Boyz. Time for a change I guess.

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George Bright
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The only problem with Copelands is that his lathe is a little off. Bob had 10 rotors turned there and all 10 had 4 - 5 thousands run out when reinstalled. Before you blame the car. It was 4 wheel disks on 2 cars and fronts on the family 'burban. :?

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SimonWright
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I haven't done any sort of measurement on my rotors but after fitting new Bobcats and running my bedding sequence they seemed like the they were perfect.

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George Bright
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Maybe Copelands has fixed the problem then. :D

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When I went out today I was trying to feel if there was any problem with the braking. None whatsoever. Before my new pads and turned rotors I was experiencing a slight vibration while braking. Completely gone now. Smooth as a baby's patooshey. So I give Copelands a thumbs up.

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SimonWright
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OK. Hold the praise. Following George's comments and having an extra day or so in "test mode" I've become a tad suspicious. Maybe, just maybe, I'm sensing some vibration in the brakes.

How can one measure the accuracy of a rotor? Is there some neat kitchen-sink test that I can perform to see how true my rotors are?

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George Bright
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Put a dial indicator on the rotor and rotate the hub. The indicator will bounce a little bit but should give you an approximation of runout.
I don't have one here but I do at my parents house in Winston Salem.
You could also clamp a pencil very close to the surface and watch the gap for changes.

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