Hey All-
So I brought by KJ in for its annual NY State inspection on Saturday and I got a call from my mechanic that she needed brakes and rotors all around. I was quite surprised by this since I've only got about 16K on the jeep. Though I've not exactly been easy on the brakes in stop & go traffic going from NY to NJ & CT, I would still think I would have gotten lots more mileage out of them, at least 25K. Now on to the strange part - my mechanic (whom I should mention has been working on my family's cars for a while, so definitely trustworthy) said that there were chunks missing from the brake rotors when he pulled the wheels for the inspection! I nearly didn't believe him until I saw it myself, there were actual large chunks missing from the inside surface of the brake disk (the side that faces towards the middle of the vehicle). I wish I had taken a picture of this, after working in a garage for 3 years in college I have never seen brake disks just fall apart like that. Has anybody else ever seen anything like this, KJ or otherwise?
$750 later (YIKES!!!), I have all new rotors and pads and she's good to go. But I still would like to know how something like this could have happened...
So I brought by KJ in for its annual NY State inspection on Saturday and I got a call from my mechanic that she needed brakes and rotors all around. I was quite surprised by this since I've only got about 16K on the jeep. Though I've not exactly been easy on the brakes in stop & go traffic going from NY to NJ & CT, I would still think I would have gotten lots more mileage out of them, at least 25K. Now on to the strange part - my mechanic (whom I should mention has been working on my family's cars for a while, so definitely trustworthy) said that there were chunks missing from the brake rotors when he pulled the wheels for the inspection! I nearly didn't believe him until I saw it myself, there were actual large chunks missing from the inside surface of the brake disk (the side that faces towards the middle of the vehicle). I wish I had taken a picture of this, after working in a garage for 3 years in college I have never seen brake disks just fall apart like that. Has anybody else ever seen anything like this, KJ or otherwise?
$750 later (YIKES!!!), I have all new rotors and pads and she's good to go. But I still would like to know how something like this could have happened...