Can l replace pads without the rotors??
 

Hi

My dealer tells me that on my 2005 3.0 quattro that even though the bake pads are covered by the Free Maint deal that l have the rotors are not covered and that they only come together. Is this true?
I called the Audi help line and they are calling my dealer to see what's going on but they didn't agree nor disagree with me.

What's your take?

Thanks

Alan

i think u can swap rotors without having to swap brakepads or brakes. Dont quote me on that

I did my rear pads but not the rotors a couple of years ago and haven't had any problems. I think this is just another dealer scam.

i usually always do my brake jobs (haven't done one on the audi yet) by just swapping the pads and having my rotors cut. i always cut the rotors because its only $10.00 a rotor and makes a world of difference.

dont want to ruin a good set of pads because of a glazed rotor...

they say the stock rotors are so thin that you can't turn them.

oh wow..on the audi's i didnt even know that. thanks for the info though.

knowing that, id replace them doing the fronts and just leave the ones in the rear if they still look good.

im going to be needing brakes soon, but i plan to do a crossdrilled big brake up front and just a crossdrilled in the rear..looking forward to that.

yes u can do that, but why woould u?
unless your rotors are pretty much new, otherwise i would get new rotors for sure...
p.s. sounds fishy, brake pads are OK with that free main. and rotors are not...

If your rotors are not badly scoured and do not have deep groves there is absolutely no reason to replace them unless you want to make sure your Audi dealer to work on his tan in Hawaii.
Rotors do have a minimum thickness below which you should NOT have then turned, and a simple readout form a measuring caliper will tell you if you are withing service limit or not.
My rotors feel basically new to the touch, with no big scratches and the thickness is constant all the way to the edge (a tell-tale you need new rotors is when you feel a difference).

time for slotted and drilled rotors bro!