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That's an interesting example, as brake pads are not expensive, and you can view the wear easily. Perhaps it's a signal to them: if they can get away with this,
by justinator 4y ago
That's an interesting example, as brake pads are not expensive, and you can view the wear easily. Perhaps it's a signal to them: if they can get away with this, they can get away with more expensive "repairs".
- lowbloodsugar 4y agoLabor. And the chance to "find" a lot more problems.
- sokoloff 4y agoI’d be surprised if even 3 out of 10 drivers could make a confident conclusion from looking at their brake pads whether or not they should be changed in the next few thousand miles. If you’ve done a brake job before, you know, but that’s something many (most?) people imagine is beyond their ability, despite being one of the easiest maintenance jobs IME.
- porknubbins 4y agoMost vehicle manuals state a specific minimum thickness to replace brake pads, so why not just measure them? Also some have wear marks I believe.
- sokoloff 4y ago1. The same people who can't judge a brake pad by looking at them probably aren't going to know which points to measure between. [Though the common error here would be to assume there is more brake pad left than is the case, by incorrectly including the backing plate in the measurement.] If the min spec is 4mm and you measure 4.5mm, they're clearly legal/safe, but for how much longer? If you don't know how a new set of pads measures, you have a hard time estimating. 2. This is not in the context of "no one knows whether these pads are above minimum spec" but rather in the context of a dealership recommending service before the pads have worn down to minimum spec. There are valid reasons (mostly convenience) why someone might choose to have brake pads replaced before they're at minimums and valid reasons why others would choose to run them all the way out.