Atari2600
Active Member
I do mine as well. I have a summer and winter set so I rotate twice per year or about every 10k miles. In addition to that I do my own yearly brake inspection which I did in late October for the first time and noticed a broken clip spring tab on one of the rear pads. I have a replacement coming next Friday.I do my own because it's easier, cheaper, faster and I don't run the risk of the grease monkeys not properly torquing the lug nuts or not properly jacking up the car.
Ohio uses a lot of salt in the winter thus why I’m checking/cleaning/lubricating my brakes. Depending where one lives this may be overkill but it’s nice to look for the broken clips on rear pads. Rich Rebuilds has a nice video on model 3 brake maintenance but I also use brushes to evenly apply a film of the lithium/ceramic grease to the clips in addition to the edge of the pad assemblies.
I also wire brushed and put a film of grease over the bolt and nuts holding the rotors on due to a disturbing level of rust on these parts, especially the rears. I regret not taking a picture of how bad it was.