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In reply to the discussion: You know, I'm not a cop-hater, but today.... [View all]notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)But make sure you get the right parts. My son worked for a garage for a couple of years before he decided he didn't want to be a mechanic anymore. They had a parts runner. That is the person that goes to an auto parts store. Garages tend to like to jack up the price of repairs. That's what my son hated about his job he was constantly pressured to upsell services.
So if you do take it to a garage, don't let them tell you that you need brakes all the way around. you probably don't need rear brakes because rear don't go bad as often as front. They may tell you that you need new rotors too, but pads can be replaced while keeping a bad rotor. The wheel cylinder is important though, if it is leaking and needs replaced you will eventually have no brakes at all. How do you know that you need a wheel cylinder? Are you constantly adding brake fluid to the master cylinder?