Front Brake Pads

[davewill]

Just out of interest.

How many miles would you expect to get out of a set of front brake pads?

 

My warning light is back on again (2002 TDI) and i have done approx 20,000 miles on this set.

 

Is this normal, or are my size 11's too heavy on the old pedal

[tim-spam]

Could be the rears this time?

[davewill]

Not the rears

Had those done only 8000 miles ago

[Guest neil_wiles]

The design of the brake pads are such that if the discs are worn the edge left behind cuts into the sensor wireas and prematurely sets off the warding lamp.

 

Check the depth of wear on your discs as this may be the problem, this is more pronouced on the rears where the retraction of the piston is somewhat slower than on the front.

 

I have just completed 35k miles on my recently installed rear pads and they still had 3mm of material left but the wear on the disc had indeed cut the sensor to indicate wear.

 

Merry Xmas.

[Masked Marauder]

There really is no need for wear indicators if you service your car regularly anyway, but as said above if the disc is worn, then the lip of the disc can cut through the wire prematurely.

[pompadour]

Hi

Had my 40,000k service yesterday

cambet and all that merry stuff

strange thing was the fraud squealer called me to say my front pads were 50% worn and that they may need changing

asked if it was nessessary and he said it was policy to ask if 50% or less

 

standard policy to fish for extra un nesessary work to be done more like