05 Elantra GT Rear Disk Brakes Question

jtees4 · 2007-07-11T18:43:26+00:00

Generally speaking, how long should the rear brake pads last? I amfully aware that it depends on driver etc, but am curious. I changedthe front pads at 18K, car now has 21000. I also have an 03, rearbrakes are still going strong at 35K. I know in the old days of drumbrakes, I've had cars go over 100K without ever changing rears andsome have gone around 45K....curious how this translates into discbrakes. Thanks for any opinions.

Jul 11, 2007 22 Replies

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hyundaitech 19 years ago

You can either pull the shim out or just let it rub the rotor until you replace the pads again. In the latter case, there'll be no significant damage beyond the rotor eating up the shim.

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Deck 19 years ago

the shim is cutting grooves in the rotor hub. only about .60, but as the outside pad wears down, it moves more inward and cuts new grooves, now have 2 grooves on each front hub

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