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Topic Expected life of emergency brake shoes? Advice on a DIY four wheel brake job? |
Expected life of emergency brake shoes? Advice on a DIY four wheel brake job? Tom F. - Sunday, 9 September, 2012, at 10:01:32 pm |
Rule of thumb Boxsterra - Monday, 10 September, 2012, at 8:41:51 am |
To measure the rotors... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - Monday, 10 September, 2012, at 9:09:21 am |
What, me brake hard? Boxsterra - Tuesday, 11 September, 2012, at 12:11:46 am |
My 02 is on its original parking brake shoes. I even occasionally lightly apply the parking... MarcW - Monday, 10 September, 2012, at 7:06:14 pm |
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Tom F.
Since I got my 2000 base two and a half years ago at 67K miles I've pretty much just been lurking; nothing like the old days when I was on every day, first thing in the morning on PPBB, deputized to catch the early spammers...but that's another story.
My car is approaching 90K miles. The brake wear indicator light is on intermittently. Both front and rear pads look like they are at about 2/32-3/32", MOL.This is my daily driver and I don't want to be without it long, that is, I want/need to do this in one day. So I'm wondering about what parts to order.
What looks like complete service records only show front pads and rotors changed at the dealer at 45K miles, and nothing else done to the brakes. Is that believable? If the rule of thumb is that the rotors are good for two sets of pads, I'm hoping I won't have to do rotors too, but I guess I should pull wheels and measure them before placing a parts order. But once I've got everything apart, what about the emergency brake pads - any ideas about expected life?
Other suggestions ? Pad brands for a non-tracked daily driver?
Thanks
Tom F.
I agree, the emergency brake pads... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - Tuesday, 11 September, 2012, at 5:55:05 am |
Appreciate all the thoughts... Tom F. - Tuesday, 11 September, 2012, at 9:42:08 am |
You have to be careful. Pads can wear unevenly. Not only can fronts wear faster than rears... MarcW - Tuesday, 11 September, 2012, at 2:17:13 pm |
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Tom F.
When I bought the car the original owner said it was used "carefully", so I guess it is likely the rears pads and rotors are original. Marc, parked in the driveway, visually the front and rear pads are equally worn, maybe with an actual measurement I can figure out which set of wear sensors need to be replaced; thanks for reminding me about a brake flush and replacing all the relevant parts.
Pedro, I saw your tip about the rotor edges on your site, and went out there with a dime, which happens to be a millimeter thick. From that I'm guessing all four need to be replaced. In the next couple of days I'll free up the garage and pull the wheels to make actual measurements before ordering the parts.
I've only done oil changes on the car at this point, so I'm looking forward to getting more involved in its maintenance. I guess I owe it a 90K service at this point too; even more work to be done. Thanks again