Almost 62k miles. The brake judder we've had on and off since we got it with 32k miles has annoyed me to action.
Retaining screws. Hate 'em. Borrowed my neighbor's impact drill and after a little WD-40 I attacked them. Destroyed my phillips head bit. A second bit stripped the screw completely.
Next came the drill. What worked for me was using a smaller bit to drill through the head. Then I used a larger bit on the head of the bolt and spun it right off. (Probably could have pried it off or used a screwdriver/punch to knock it off.) Also did not realize there were TWO of those screws on each rotor! Was hitting the darn thing with a iron mallet and would not come off! Oh... there's why. Tried to get the rotors resurfaced but O'reilly said they were something like .2" too thin.
I've had good results with Advance Auto Wearever Premium Rotors and Ceramic pads. $160 after $50 off online code and convenient in-store pickup. Used lots of anti-seize; but hope not to deal with it for another 60k+ miles. Still breaking them in.
Retaining screws. Hate 'em. Borrowed my neighbor's impact drill and after a little WD-40 I attacked them. Destroyed my phillips head bit. A second bit stripped the screw completely.
Next came the drill. What worked for me was using a smaller bit to drill through the head. Then I used a larger bit on the head of the bolt and spun it right off. (Probably could have pried it off or used a screwdriver/punch to knock it off.) Also did not realize there were TWO of those screws on each rotor! Was hitting the darn thing with a iron mallet and would not come off! Oh... there's why. Tried to get the rotors resurfaced but O'reilly said they were something like .2" too thin.
I've had good results with Advance Auto Wearever Premium Rotors and Ceramic pads. $160 after $50 off online code and convenient in-store pickup. Used lots of anti-seize; but hope not to deal with it for another 60k+ miles. Still breaking them in.