Beginners Question on Brake Pads

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mdisalvo55

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How do I know when to replace my brake pads?? I'm just curious because I don't want to be one of those people driving around like an idiot with no brake pads. Or maybe the squealing will alert me???





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skinnypGT

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squeeling, grinding, having to stop like the flinstones, lots of play in your break

changing the pads is a pretty easy job to do on your own

 

Aliate X

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Just take the wheel off and look at one of the pads, you dont have to take anything apart to look, if its less than about a quater inch, its time to replace them.

 

HISSIN50

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Yep, seems to me that stang calipers have an inspection area on the edge of the caliper.
Or just look down from above the rotor (or up, from below) to see the amount of pad.

I would note that pads often dont wear even, so getting access to the entire pad (both) can be best. Sometimes they wear one part down first.

Good luck.

 

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whats up with the link to the free ipod?

:OT:



If you really did have a question my apologies, but the link is just not appropriate in the post :damnit:

 

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mdisalvo55

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The question is real...and the Ipod link is there because I want a free I pod lol.

 

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Camman

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My apologies, I totally read your post wrong. Im a jerk

Anyway, pull both of your wheels off and check both sides. Like others said there is an opening on the top of the caliper to inspect the pads through. Make sure you look at the thickness of BOTH pads. Like Hissin said they usually do not wear even. Also do this on both sides, it is not necassary to have both wheels off at the same time.

 

At1Maverick69

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one thing that never fails is when rotating your tires, always take a glimpse at them, that'll make sure you're on top of everything speciall when you have drum brake still, make sure the shoes and wheel cylinders are ok.. sorry got carries away..