Hi Larry, In my experience, what it costs in labour to turn disks, compared to just buying new, seldom makes sense anymore. Also, when you turn them, even when within limits, you're still dealing with a thinner disk, with less material to dissipate heat when you really get on them.
My thinking is, if they're near, or at the limit, that means the end of their life, so again, not sure they really have that much in them to go the distance of another set of new pads coupled to them. Again, we ask so much of the brakes, and they are so reasonable to buy new now, I wouldn't really try to save on an item that is such an important part of the overall safety of a car. Not that you're doing it to try and avoid buying new, I know. Good luck Larry. Ed 300E On 11 April 2010 20:52, LarryT <l02tur...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi Gang, > I replaced my front discs a while back with a set of discs and calipers I > bought from a fellow lister (got a great deal on a complete set of calipers > and discs, and pads from a 95 300D) - the old ones I removed are approx. > .750" and the limit according to the book is .787" (20mm) - but I have not > frane of reference of how much is normally removed when discs are turned. I > know it depends on the depth of any scoring but that's it. > > If minimal metal needs to come off, would the .037" be enough to clean up > a typical disc? Plus, I wouldn't want the discs to be turned to .750" and > have 0 metal left as wear material. > > I'm probably not framing this question very well - basically, I am > wondering if it's worthwhile to have a shop mess with trying to clean these > up? Does any of this makes sense? > > BTW, the ones I bought have performed flawlessly! ;-) > > Any ideas? > Thx > Larry > 91 300D > W124-028 > > OilAnalysis Time? > Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? > www.youroil.net > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
