When to replace the brake pads??

[jcslocum]

Rule of thumb is when the friction material is the same thickness as the backing plate, then it's time to replace.

Measuring the rotor thickness is more tricky. The ridge and grooves make it hard to get a real accurate measurement of the thickness. There is a special gauge for this:



How many miles on the car??

[Meir]

Originally Posted by jcslocum

Rule of thumb is when the friction material is the same thickness as the backing plate, then it's time to replace.

Measuring the rotor thickness is more tricky. The ridge and grooves make it hard to get a real accurate measurement of the thickness. There is a special gauge for this:



How many miles on the car??

nice tool.
i went mcgiver, and made main from a $10 HF caliper, 2nuts and hot glue.
on a second thought, the original macgyver would probably use chewing gum instead of hot glue

[jcslocum]

Originally Posted by Meir

nice tool.
i went mcgiver, and made main from a $10 HF caliper, 2nuts and hot glue.
on a second thought, the original macgyver would probably use chewing gum instead of hot glue

It's a great tool and not expensive at about $35. I don't have one BTW. I do kinda like you but used ball bearings, flats ground on the back and the same HF calipers, so I can get into the grooves and get a truer min. measurement.