does anyone have a link to a good sight on how to replace your rotors yourself? mine are warped with only 11k on em.

thanks

 

Here's what you need.
http://www.installuniversity.com/
Good Luck

 

Don't really need a site for that... Just unbolt your calipers and take off the rotor. Reverse for installation.

Keep a wire handy to hang your caliper from the suspension while you are working on the rotor so you don't damage the brake lines.

Also, it is a good idea to have the new rotors turned before you put them on. Unless you are putting on some slotted, crossdrilled etc. rotors, of course.

Pretty much as straightforward as can be.

TS

 

Like they said .... www.InstallUniversity.com has all the info you need.

I did a brake pad/rotor swap about 2 weeks ago. It was about an hour's job. It will take longer though the first time you do it.

Only tricky thing is the bolt that holds the caliper. There's another nut between the bolt head and the caliper. You have to hold that nut with another wrench. Otherwise the bolt will just sit and spin and you'll get nowhere. Took me about 10 minutes to figure that one out.

 

remove old rotors, install new....

 

Since they have under 12K miles on them, take them back to the dealer and let them fix them under warranty.

 

just turned 12k today, does it make a difference (I haven't had the car a year yet) 12,049

would it be cheaper to have them resurfaced? or can you turn them around and use the other side (may be a dumb question, but i am new to this)?

 

Since your car is still under warranty, you might want to take it to the dealer and have them look at it. LS1's are very well know for warping the OEM rotors.

Sometimes the dealer replaces them, sometimes just resurfaces (turns) them. Go figure...

Turning and resurfacing means the same thing: put the rotor on a lathe and shave a few 1000ths off so that they become smooth.

TS

 

Don't waste your time getting them turned. They will only warp worse and faster the next time around. The reason the OEM rotors warp is because they are too thin and they don't dissapate heat properly. Turning them only makes them thinner. One thing you can do to minimize the warping (if you have an M6) is to use your manual transmission and downshift to assist with braking. It is the hard and or frequent braking that is heating up the rotors too much which contributes to them warping.

 

I posted about this on another thread and had several guys saying it must be my driving.

I know this is a problem with all GM models. You can go to the dealer and get them replaced, but they'll just put more stock POS rotors back on. Then you'll be right back where you are now. Go to your local autoparts store, buy a set of their rotors and replace your front ones (the rear doesn't do as much and don't warp like the front). The stock replacement rotors at parts stores are higher quality than the stock units GM slapped on cars. While you have your rotors and calipers off, now would be the time to paint them. Just go with engine paint, you don't need the special "break caliper" paint and you'll have more of a color choice.