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Brake pad wear?
Hi Guys,
Send my Carrera in for a lube service and was told my front brake pads were finito. I had new disks and pads fitted 12000km ago and granted as it's my weekend toy I burn it pretty hard but it still seems pretty quick to me and I haven't spend much time on the track. What kind of wear do you get on your brake pads and which do you recommend? My rear pads are about 40% worn and will probably be replaced at the next service. |
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04-13-2001, 10:00 AM
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Do you have the wear sensors in?
Have you checked the pads yourself? I seem to recall getting quite a bit better brake pad wear from mine. I have only changed my pads once in the last three years. I have put about 15000 miles on my front pads, I don't know what the PO got out of them. Good luck ------------------ Nick Hromyak '85 Carrera |
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04-13-2001, 10:25 AM
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it's got brake sensors on them but I can't say I looked if they had come on when I send the car in, I guess I never thought they were even remotely finished as all my other cars run 30000+ km before replacement. The sensors cost 70% of the price of a pair of brake pads is it really worth fitting them. ( pads were R330,- and sensor R238,- plus labour and VAT)
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04-13-2001, 11:22 AM
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Many have said to replace the sensors at the same time. However, I have not. Of course, I replaced my pads within three days of the brake warning light first coming on, and I determined it was my drivers side front that made my brake warning light turn on.
First you will want to know if your sensors work. I believe these are simple ground sensors (i.e. they ground themselves on the rotors and the brake warning light turns on, HOW they STAY ON I don't know). I know my sensors work. I replaced the pads, put the original sensors in the pads and all is well. Have you looked at your pads? How do they look? I compared my sensors protruding from my pad vs other new pads. When the sensors light the brake light, it looks like there is still quite a bit of pad left (1/4 of pad?) however, if you keep running the pads, then you will NEED to replace your sensors. Who told you that you need pads in the front? Was it your P-mech? Some brake/tire jockey? Good luck. ------------------ Nick Hromyak '85 Carrera [This message has been edited by nhromyak@yahoo.com (edited 04-13-2001).] |
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04-13-2001, 11:44 AM
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