Easy Brake Job on '03 S

[JayG]

Originally Posted by Coffinhunter

I did not check the thickness with anything other than feel and eyes. This is the first set of pads that the car has gone through and they looked good. When I was young and stupid (16), I ate through a set of rotors so bad they almost fell apart when the brake guy did them. My dad was PISSED. Since then I keep a pretty good eye on them and feel for wear pretty regularly.

You muct have some really well calibrated fingers and eyes. Getting a micrometer or calipers to measure the rotors is probably a good idea as it is only 2 mm between new and worn out

You can get a decent digital caliper from harbor freight for around $10-$15 when they are on sale which is nearly always.

I put a washer on both sides of the rotor as I had a little lip and then subtracted the washers thickness to get the correct measurement. In my case, 65k miles and just under 1mm of wear IIRC