6 rotors in 1 year!! I'm going crazy..please help

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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 12:54 AM
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6 rotors in 1 year!! I'm going crazy..please help

I have a 2005 F150 Screw (2WD) with the hub/rotor assembly as one unit. I had break problems last august (warped rotors @ 52,000 miles) and decided to try the job myself due to cost of these rotors. I ended up changing out 5 rotors from Autozone within 6 months due to failures in the bearings and got a refund. I thought..it was probably the Autozone junk...so I went to Brake Masters and they replaced the front 2 rotors with Bindex rotors. Just today and six months and 6,000 miles later, they had to replace my front right one due to the bearings failing again. So that's 6 rotors replaced within a year...11 months to be exact. I'm getting fed up!

Does anyone have any idea what might be the problem here? I talked to my Ford service guy and he couldn't believe it either. He said that it might be something else going on like a spindle or something not being torqued enough. I made sure today that they torqued the spindle nut to the 295 lbs that's recommended.

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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 02:24 AM
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You should go straight to factory rotors and pads and start over fresh and with a warrantee. Youve either had bad luck, or you need to change the way you wear in brakes or when you actually brake.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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So I took my truck into Ford and after $230, they said nothing is wrong with the front axle and no clue why I have continued bearing failure other than non OEM rotors being junk.

No one else know of or experiencing this problem??

This is my 11th truck and I have NEVER had bearing problems and they've all been lifted running 35's with 18-20" wheels. This is my first 2WD and bearings failing on this thing!!??
 

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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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I think it sounds like junk product, too. If nobody can find anything else visibly wrong than what else could it be?

I can special order Power Slot Cryo rotors for you as an entire assembly, or just the rotors if you need them. Please give me a call if you need to and I will get you pricing.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 01:30 PM
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I have powerslot rotors and never looked back...I had 2 front calipers that were cracked on my 05 fx4 at ~50K miles
 
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