duneslider
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I have about 78k miles on the 2020 max and after a visiual inspection I decided it was time to replace the pads. As I was looking at pads I decided maybe getting pads and rotors is a good idea. We tow a lot and I figured going with something a little "heavier duty" would be a good idea and it wasn't that costly to do. I went with powerstop rotors and powerstop carbon ceramic pads, it was about $300 for everything.
I have done a lot of brakes and figured this would be no big deal. Started on the passenger side and the rotor was stuck. This isn't something I have much experience with in my area, rotors usually aren't too stuck, maybe a tap with the dead blow and they pop off. I beat on the rotor pretty good and it didn't budge. I put some PB blaster on it and beat some more, nothing. I got the torch out and heated up the areas I thought would have rust holding it on and then beat it some more, nothing. I heated it again, more thoroughly this time and beat it again and it pop off. I am sure this is common for some parts of the country but I was pretty surprised as I have never had this much trouble in the past.
I wire brushed all the rusty areas and cleaned them up really good and put a thin coat of antisieze on the contact points but the powerstop rotors do have two threaded holes for bolts to help remove stuck rotors.
Driver side went faster, I knew where the sticking points were from the passanger side so I was able to heat the sticking points more direct and impact it in the right locations so it went much quicker but was still equally stuck.
Everything else on the job was easy peeze and no big deal. If I wasn't doing rotors, or if the rotors weren't stuck, it would have been a very quick job.
I took it out and did the bedding procedure and now the brakes grab great, are very quiet, and look fancy. I would say for anyone doing this, make sure you are prepared for stuck rotors.
I have done a lot of brakes and figured this would be no big deal. Started on the passenger side and the rotor was stuck. This isn't something I have much experience with in my area, rotors usually aren't too stuck, maybe a tap with the dead blow and they pop off. I beat on the rotor pretty good and it didn't budge. I put some PB blaster on it and beat some more, nothing. I got the torch out and heated up the areas I thought would have rust holding it on and then beat it some more, nothing. I heated it again, more thoroughly this time and beat it again and it pop off. I am sure this is common for some parts of the country but I was pretty surprised as I have never had this much trouble in the past.
I wire brushed all the rusty areas and cleaned them up really good and put a thin coat of antisieze on the contact points but the powerstop rotors do have two threaded holes for bolts to help remove stuck rotors.
Driver side went faster, I knew where the sticking points were from the passanger side so I was able to heat the sticking points more direct and impact it in the right locations so it went much quicker but was still equally stuck.
Everything else on the job was easy peeze and no big deal. If I wasn't doing rotors, or if the rotors weren't stuck, it would have been a very quick job.
I took it out and did the bedding procedure and now the brakes grab great, are very quiet, and look fancy. I would say for anyone doing this, make sure you are prepared for stuck rotors.
