If anyone's still reading this,They machined down the damaged rotor and tried to see if that would suffice...after much research (neutral opinions, the web), I had enough info to confirm what I thought: that -- in this case -- this was NOT a good thing to do!So (long story short), it got a little if...

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Well, here's the latest:Inner pad (driver side) was more worn than my quick glance revealed -- down to the metal on one end (see pic). Also, it looks like it ingested something which also scored the rotor :-(So... Rotor Turning Time!Passenger-side rotor was very cooperative: it practically fell off ...

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind »That is perfectly normal... The rotors are "hubcentric" not "lugcentric" so they align on the ring of the hub, just like the wheels... The fact that the lug studs are offset in the holes is NOT a problem, in fact, if they were tight on th...

Thanks WaveAction,I guess what I meant was that a lot of people here have mentioned that their rotors were rusted/seized on incredibly tight -- and the one tool I don't have is a good deadblow mallet! (Plus, I don't want to damage the rotors as they are not being replaced.)I'll be trying it soon any...

Hi everyone (just joined),Doing the front brakes on my dad's '04 Vibe and noticed this (see pic). Can this be "normal"?Pads are just really worn, otherwise brakes have been great otherwise (no other issues).Unless the rotors come off easy (which I read here that they probably won't ;-), I ...