Caution: Refer to Brake Dust Caution in the Preface section.
- If the inboard friction surface of the brake
rotor is not accessible, reposition and support the caliper with the brake pads. Refer
to
Front Disc Brake Pads Replacement
and/or
Rear Disc Brake Pads Replacement
, if equipped.
- Clean the friction surfaces of the brake rotor with denatured alcohol,
or an equivalent approved brake cleaner.
- Using a micrometer calibrated in thousandths-of-a-millimeter,
or ten-thousandths-of-an-inch, measure and record the lowest thickness of the brake
rotor at 4 or more points, equally spaced around the rotor.
Ensure that
the measurements are only taken within the friction surfaces and that the micrometer
is positioned the same distance from the outside edge of the rotor, about 13 mm
(½ in), for each measurement.
- Compare the lowest thickness measurement recorded to the following specifications:
Specification - Front
• | Brake rotor minimum allowable thickness after refinishing: 24.9 mm
(0.980 in) |
• | Brake rotor discard thickness: 24.7 mm (0.972 in) |
Specification - Rear
• | Brake rotor minimum allowable thickness after refinishing: 9.85 mm
(0.388 in) |
• | Brake rotor discard thickness: 9.0 mm (0.354 in) |
- If the lowest thickness measurement of the brake rotor is above the minimum
allowable thickness after refinishing specification, the rotor may be able to be refinished,
depending upon surface and wear conditions which may be present.
- If the lowest thickness measurement of the brake rotor is at or below
the minimum allowable thickness after refinishing specification, the rotor may not
be refinished.
- If the lowest thickness measurement of the brake rotor is at or below
the discard thickness specification, the rotor requires replacement.