They want to turn my rotors

betcha the "quickee $59.95/axle " shops dont bother. then again, they
probably dont clean anything and use the cheapest brake pads available.

 

Honda specifies it, anyway.
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/tsb/misc/x00-088e.pdf

A fresh surface can also help prevent glazing after a pad change.

I've found simply hand-sanding the discs with 50-grit emery cloth does
almost as well, but you have to be very even with your sanding (no power
tools!), and it's hard work.

 

Anyone else instinctively reach for /lube/ when you hear the phrase
"standard and customary"?

 

mechanics dont get paid to do stuff over, so theyre more apt to
eliminate every single possibility of a call-back. that means turning
the rotors, using NAPA quality pads, anti-squeal, etc.

 

Yep. I used to think turning rotors was a bad idea, but I've changed my
mind.

And home mechanics don't have brake lathes, do have time, and aren't likely
to yell at themselves if things don't work perfectly. Hence my sandpaper
suggestion.

 

Not so sure I agree with that last assertion...

 

On second reading...

At the time I was thinking peple would be more likely to blame the part
than themselves.

 

How would resurfacing (rotors) have anything to do with glaze on the pads?

Why would new pads have a glaze in the first place? IIRC that's
something you avoid by breaking in the new pads properly.

I've done the same for > 30 years.

 

Milleron wrote:

No reason to buy from the dealer unless you want to, you can probably
save some $$$ by buying the OEM pads on the 'Net from someone like San
Leandro Honda, CheapHondaParts, HandA, etc. (people have noted good
sites from time to time)

SLHonda lists the front pad set at $40.50

http://slhonda.com/orderparts.jsp

 

Anybody know any midwest based honda parts sources that also have good
prices. Use a MA site now - closer would be better - am in Chi area.

THanks

 

Whole pile of them here.
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/online-parts.html

 

The newer pads are more prone to glazing than the compounds used earlier.

Pad break-in:
http://www.kitcarbooks.com/brakepads.html

 

Okay, but the pads don't come out of the box already glazed. That
happens after installation.