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Originally posted by OffroadX
Rotor seals?
I've never replaced anything but the actual pads or shoes other than perhaps the shims when I've done brake jobs before, unless I'm overhauling the calipers in the process. What are the "rotor seals" anyway?
Brent
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On a rear wheel drive vehicle when you pull the rotor you must also pull the bearings. when you reinsert the bearings you also reuse or replace the bearing seals which help keep water and grime out of the bearings. That is why it is a good thing to repack the bearing whenever you turn the rotors in a rear wheel drive vehicle. You don't have to do this on front wheel drive vehicles because the rotors don't house any bearings.
However, the above is based on my experience doing a brake job on my '94 S-10 4x2, not on the 4x4 Xterra.