The technician showed me surface rust forming on the front rotors and recommended that I resurface the front rotors at a price of $400.00. Isn’t this price quite excessive just for the labor ...

But the cost can vary from $200 to $600-plus, and you’ll probably want your pads resurfaced, too. Jump to insight You don’t necessarily have to replace your pads and rotors at the same time.

When worn down, they must be replaced. If rotors become warped or pitted, sometimes they can be machined (also called “resurfaced” or “turned”), but rotor prices have come down enough that ...

The company says the Pro-Cut X1 HD On-Truck Brake Lathe can cut down a heavy-duty brake resurfacing job from six-hours, to 30 minutes.

In the old days, the mechanic would employ a machine (a lathe) which “turn” the rotor and resurface it. However, today’s ...