Anyone Know Pad Break Wear Limits

[40oz]

Originally Posted by yaris-me

The pads usually squeal, because of the wear indicators. When you hear grinding, then you've gone too far.

+1 on that.

Alot of people throw away there brakes too early. I just wait untill I hear the sensors grinding on the rotors. I mean they built them damn sensors for a reason, cause those companies know we are too lazy to do any kind of pad thickness measuring or what not.

[YarisSedan]

Originally Posted by 40oz

+1 on that.

Alot of people throw away there brakes too early. I just wait untill I hear the sensors grinding on the rotors. I mean they built them damn sensors for a reason, cause those companies know we are too lazy to do any kind of pad thickness measuring or what not.

Just so you know when you hear the sensor touching the rotor you have just about 1mm left of brakepad thickness if that much sometimes. Also sensors do brake off. You may here it for just a second and then pop it goes and you may not notice it.

One other thing to mention the last 1mm of thickness is where the binding material ie the glue that holds it to the metal plate of the brake pad. This portion of the remaining brake lining is much harder because of the glue that is saturated into it and typically you get a lot of rotor glazing if you continue to drive it. That is why most manufactures recommend replacement at 1.5mm to the sensor. Not because they want to change your brake pads early and waste your money. Because there is a reason.

[yaris-me]

Originally Posted by 40oz

+1 on that.

Alot of people throw away there brakes too early. I just wait untill I hear the sensors grinding on the rotors. I mean they built them damn sensors for a reason, cause those companies know we are too lazy to do any kind of pad thickness measuring or what not.

The wear indicators don't grind, they squeal. Grinding suggest that the indicators are causing damage.

I don't think anyone is suggesting to do anything unsafe, but the OP just wants to know a reasonable point when the brakes should be serviced. If the service dept suggest that the brakes be serviced, then do so. If you hear the brakes squeal then go and have them checked.