can someone point me to a rotor and pad replacement DIY for our TL's.

i get tons of hits searching.

thx.

 

here you go. http://home.comcast.net/~beinstein/Brake_Guide.pdf right click and save as.

 

excellent.

 

Just curious, why do you not recommend drilled rotors?

 

because cheap ones will crack. If you get good ones they are less likely to do so. I have over 70k on mine and they arent cracked

 

Just wondering, which ones are "good" ones?

 

rotora/irotors are supposed to be the best 2 for our cars.

 

 

i install rotora slotted and satisfied ceramic pads and never been happier to rid of stock crap. i also bedded the pads in after 300ish miles on the new stuff. no more warp brakes. also significantly less brake dust. no lie

 

what does "bedding" the pads mean?

 

i dont know either...some one fill us in! please!

 

It means doing a few stops from like 60mph to 45mph to warm things up, then several hard brakes from 60mph to 10mph, let things cool down for 5-10 mins and then let it sit. Mates the surface of the pad to the rotor better, deposits some of the pad on the rotor surface, and burns off the manufacturing material from the pad.

I did mine incorrectly with rotora slotted and pro satisfied ceramics and now I have hideous vibration after about 20k miles...the steering wheel moves 2-3 inches side to side. It's awful. Always bed it in properly.

 

i try replacing my rotors, but i was not able to get the 2 rusted so bad screws out from the center part of the rotor....i did try WD-40....nope....now since i kinda forced so much, the screw itself is damaged which it slips once i try turning it! any recommandations on how to resolve this?

 

here's the first google search regarding bedding breaks.. http://www.zeckhausen.com/bedding_in_brakes.htm

 

try an impact wrench . be very careful of the direction the wrench is set before apply a hammer to it, else it'll cause warping.

 

maybe it's a wheel balance issue. I encountered some vibration/wooble on the highways some time after the roter/brake change and eventually had my wheels balance, then it went away. maybe two different issues. just a thought

 

If it was wheel balance, wouldn't it vibrate all the time and not just under braking?

 

oh. sounds like the rotors are warped. you need to resurface the rotors and take it easy for the first 300 miles then bed them in.