General Brakepads and Disks

[kat]

Just had my Abarth in for its three year service at 47,000Km. They replaced the front brake pads and disks - seemed way to low a distance to replace the disks - explanation was that European cars use softer metal and non metallic brake pads (reduces brake noise ??) and the combination does not last as long as say Jap cars (I had a Mazda 323 Astina V6 which went through two sets of break pads but no disks)??

What have other people found?

Cheers

Kat

 

[Stu DemonD]

Hi

I have just had a 3 year service, with about 30k miles on the clock - no brakes needed doing at this time, only the fluid.

 

[froggie 666]

Mine had new front pads @ 32000 and just had new rears @ 39000 discs ok though at the moment..........

 

[James M]

The front discs on my JTD were recently replaced at 30k, they had actually rotted on the inside though! (I still need to put the pics up of this). Otherwise they would have been good for a second set of pads.

 

[timr69]

I got news front pads at the 24k service but there's been no mention of needing discs - car's now at 40k.

A mate told me a few years back that harder pads & softer discs were the norm.
My old MG Maestro got to 100k miles with the original front discs but needed pads every 15k or so.
The Punto HGT I had needed discs & pads at about 40k.

 

[chromegrey]

I got news front pads at the 24k service but there's been no mention of needing discs - car's now at 40k.

A mate told me a few years back that harder pads & softer discs were the norm.
My old MG Maestro got to 100k miles with the original front discs but needed pads every 15k or so.
The Punto HGT I had needed discs & pads at about 40k.

i've just had new pads all round at 26k, rear pads replaced due to one siezed rear caliper which was not spotted at the 24k service!

 

[mat-nos]

no way should disks need replacing at that milage
maybe a skim but not replacing!!

 

[dave]

i have an auto punto, i did my disks at 20k miles was worn un even, now replaced with non fiat disks and red dot pads, just replaced the rear drums as well they were worn and had a lip on them also replaced with non fiat,

 

[Scorg]

front and rear have been replaced here at 37k miles
the inside ledges of the disks had developed some form of a lip.
only noticed as it made the outside pads rub on the disks making it squeek while driving