well i have 97 accord dx with 120,000 miles on it. I was wondering to replace the rotors or not had the front resufraced.while ago back. also wanted to change brake fuild cause hav'nt in well ever since owned the car so is it time. i want real knowledge, also i'm getting an spongy feel so should i check my brake cylinders as well?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by poland accord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well i have 97 accord dx with 120,000 miles on it. I was wondering to replace the rotors or not had the front resufraced.while ago back. also wanted to change brake fuild cause hav'nt in well ever since owned the car so is it time. i want real knowledge, also i'm getting an spongy feel so should i check my brake cylinders as well?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Whether or not the rotors can be machined will depend on how thin they are. There is a minimum allowable thickness and you'll need to find out what that is. The rotors may not need machining, you should have them exaimined by a brake specialist.

A spongy pedal is most commonly caused by air in the hydraulics, which will be expelled when you change the fluid, if you do it correctly. Spongy pedal can also be caused by the rubber hoses expanding excessively, so examine the rubber hoses to make sure they have no cracks or 'bubbles' etc.

If the pedal 'sinks' toward the floor as you hold a constant pressure on the pedal then the master cylinder is likely to be leaking internally which is dangerous even if no fluid is actually leaking from the master cylinder. Also check all the wheel cylinders for leaks, especially if you are seeing a loss of fliud in the reseviour.