brake pads ... when you should replace them ?

[Ramx]

ok so my im worried about my brake pads my car brakes fine but sometimes i need to brake the brake pedal a lil harder and my brake fluid is good . but idk how my brake pad are when should you replace them is it easy enough that a noob can do it but him self ( any diy??? )this up coming friday i will do an oil change and i would like to do this as well .

[HondaFan81]

Brake pads are easy. Just take the time to notice how it looks before you remove them and reinstall as it was. Caliper-to-bracket slide pins are 54 lb-ft. Also, clean and regrease both pins while you are there. Wire brush the caliper bracket slider tabs clean, so pads can move smoothly.

If you can not push the brake caliper pistons back in flush, then they are seized. Replace them with remanufactured units.

[HondaFan81]

You should buy a service manual to help you along, if you really are interested in learning how to do your own maintenance.

[deevergote]

Brake pads have wear indicators. They will cause the brakes to squeak when they're getting low.

However, if you don't replace or resurface your rotors when you change the pads, you can severely limit the pad's ability to work correctly (the pad becomes glazed... smooth, so it doesn't bite into the rotor as it should). This can cause unreliable braking, and even lead to warped rotors and premature pad wear.

I have issues with my calipers that result in my inner pads wearing faster than my outer pads. My outer pads looked fine, so I didn't change the brakes when I should have... and did serious damage to my rotors.

[Ramx]

well i will try to get a service manual and how about brake pads brand should i trust autozone brands ? deev were are the indicators sry for the noob question lol

[93blackcb7]

make sure you have a c clamp to push the piston back in so you can get the new pads on

[vietkid_2006]

well i will try to get a service manual and how about brake pads brand should i trust autozone brands ? deev were are the indicators sry for the noob question lol

the indicator's are a small piece of metal that sticks out of the brake pad and when the pad is almost all gone it starts grinding on the rotor and makes the brakes squeak.

[deevergote]

They're on the pads. They're made to be heard, not seen. You can check the thickness of the pad material through the window on top of the caliper.

I have Autozone pads now. They're not great, but they're fine for everyday driving. If you aren't making a ton of power, or racing your car, you don't need fancy pads.

[Ramx]

make sure you have a c clamp to push the piston back in so you can get the new pads on

a c clamp and no im not racing the car so duralast go might be there best ones

[theSOB]

i don't mean to thread jack, but are the indicators only on the outside pads? some1 told me this because my outside pad looks fine but the inside pad is very thin and not squeaking. what could cause that type of wear? i only noticed cuz i changed wheels.

[Tippey764]

i don't mean to thread jack, but are the indicators only on the outside pads? some1 told me this because my outside pad looks fine but the inside pad is very thin and not squeaking. what could cause that type of wear? i only noticed cuz i changed wheels.

I honestly cant remember which side they go on. Im pretty sure its the inner pad though. Im pretty sure the pads only fit on 1 way though ( wear indicator will hit somthing and cause it to not fit in on the wrong side )

[dano28]

The wear indicator pad goes on the inside .

[devstar66]

i don't mean to thread jack, but are the indicators only on the outside pads? some1 told me this because my outside pad looks fine but the inside pad is very thin and not squeaking. what could cause that type of wear? i only noticed cuz i changed wheels.

this means that your rotor is warped due to lack of maintanence meaning one side is most likely a little odd shaped already so you might wanna change out your rotor(s) if both sides

[Dj_Murda_89]

I just changed my rear brake pads on my 94 CD5 last night. I knew it was time when it sounded like a dying animal in reverse lol

You'll hear a metallic sound which is the metal surface of the body of the pad, not the braking surface, dragging along on the rotor.

[deevergote]

I just changed my rear brake pads on my 94 CD5 last night. I knew it was time when it sounded like a dying animal in reverse lol

You'll hear a metallic sound which is the metal surface of the body of the pad, not the braking surface, dragging along on the rotor.

It should NEVER get that far! Once the metal backing of the pad makes contact with the rotor, the rotor should be replaced. The caliper should also be inspected for damage, as it will have been extended further than it was designed to go, and probably got exposed to even more heat than it should have.

The pads must be changed when the wear indicator makes contact with the rotor. It will squeak. You will hear it.