Brake inspection question

How often (in miles or months) would anyone recommend checking the thickness of the brake pads?

A.J.

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AJay
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When the wheels are rotated, i.e. every 7,500 miles.

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David

Hi,

I'm sure there's a suggestion in the owners' manual, and it's probably far less frequently than many of us check. So much depends on the use: for example, I bought a used vehicle w/ 63k miles that needed brakes all around--I'd expect pads in the front, but the rear shoes were just a hair above paper thin, too. I doubt it had spent 5k of those miles on open highway. But I also sold a vehicle I'd bought new and used on a "straight shot" commute, 65 mi/each way, and when it went to its "new home" at 189k miles, it still had the original rear shoes, in good shape, and was only on its second set of front pads.

I still spend most of my driving time as "highway" time, so I usually look carefully at the front pads every second tire rotation (about

12-13k miles.) Same interval if the vehicle's got rear pads. If it's got drums and shoes, I'll usually look at them about every fourth tire rotation.

Rick

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Rick Courtright

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