Do I Have 2 Or Should I Let Dealer Do The Work?

[Brooklyn Digital]

Do I have to cut rotors if I just add new pads?

Do I have to drain fluid?

How do I tighten parking break?

[wwest]

Do I have to cut rotors if I just add new pads?

Do I have to drain fluid?

How do I tighten parking break?

I almost never turn the rotors when repalcing worn brake pads. Maybe after the third or forth sets of brake pads...

I would NEVER recommend draining the brake fluid unless a non-dealer professional recommended same and actually performed the work him/herself.

Look under the car, find the e-brake cables, look them over front to back thoroughly, the adjustment point should become obvious.

[mywong23]

Do I have to cut rotors if I just add new pads? ...

No, conditioned upon:

1) is the surface fairly flat and not deeply scored,

2) if the remaining rotor thickness exceeds legel minimum.

maybe you can find a shop giving free inspections.

that will measure the rotor thickness.

If the rotors are plenty "thick" but worn unevenly, you can "cut" the rotors;

compare that versus cost of new rotors....

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draining fluid?

assume you mean "flushing the system".

I don't know how often the manual recommends,

but it is always good to flush, every two years max.

It's not a hard job, but suggest you find an experienced friend to help -

then you'll probably do it correctly - not get any air in the lines. ;)

[Brooklyn Digital]

Thank you guys,

I like what you both said.