Your car is a big expensive machine that, over its life, will cost you a ton in maintenance. If you learn to do some of those jobs yourself, you can save a ton of cash. Replacing your brake pads, for ...

Your brake rotors are simple yet critical parts of your vehicle's stopping power. Unfortunately, not many people bother checking or maintaining them. Let's be honest, folks: When was the last time you ...

In an ideal setting where the sky's the limit in terms of budget and labor costs, replacing the brake rotors or brake discs when changing the brake pads is highly recommended. The brake rotors in your ...

Just as your gas mileage will vary depending on where and how you drive, so it goes with the life of brake pads (or brake shoes), the friction material that gets pressed against a metal disc (rotor) ...

The rear discs will be unvented, the fronts vented hence much thicker. I do not have the data abouyt minimum brake disc thickness for a CRV, but as a general guide have a look see and feel of the wear ...

When I came to replace the original set of disc brake pads on my 2010 Hyundai ix35 at 38,000 km, the Hyundai service guy told me that I also needed to replace the brake rotors because they'd worn down ...