Hey all, Swapped out a tire last week and the dealer noted that the rear brake disk was too thin, is this a standard replace after 50K or something?

Anyone else had to do this?

I know if the pads go to the bottom & you wear out the disk, ok, but just through standard wear?

Seems suspicious to me, your thoughts.

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50K mileage. Perhaps.
There is a minimum thickness...measure it yourself.

 

Agree, takes all of a few minutes tops to grab the calipers and measure.

There are a lot of factors that can contribute to rotor wear: how hard you brake, how much (highway vs city), pad material, temp., etc.

 

I know some folks use mostly the rear brake; if you, or a previous owner rode it that way, it would certainly wear a lot faster. Are your rear pads wearing out faster, too? I use both brakes most of the time, would certainly extend the disk life over just one or the other, but my rear pads always last longer than the front.

 

I have replaced mine.......... They weren't suspicious, they were wore out!!

I did the rear on my 91 a year and a half ago, I'm trying to remember, I think the disk was only 35 or 40 bucks.