burtstyle
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Hi, how long should front pads last on my 4x4 cross? Front drivers side is squealing. If they need replacing is there a better option than oem?
I put some girlings on my first punto and I swear they lasted longer than the discs put on at the same timeThey could last 50k if you just drive on the motorway, 5k if you drive in stop/start city traffic all the time or even less than 50 miles if you're thrashing it on a racetrack.
I don't find that surprising at all. Asbestos-free pads generally contain iron and are much more abrasive than the older asbestos based type. They wear the discs much faster than in days gone by.I put some girlings on my first punto and I swear they lasted longer than the discs put on at the same time
You’d be surprised how long things last here in N. YorkshireThere is a shiny metal ‘tab’ fitted to the outer pad on the drivers side wheel. This is carefully designed to make contact with the disc (and so squeal) as a warning that the pads are wearing. Initially it will squeal only as you brake, and as the pads wear further, more continuously. If you look through the wheel you can see this.
My pads lasted 45,000 miles - a roughly equal mix of town, lanes and fast dual carriageway, mostly in fairly flat Hertfordshire and into Norfolk. I’d expect them to last less long in the hills of, say, North Yorkshire
A comment based in part on my journeys today up and down a few 1 in 3 hills in North YorkshireYou’d be surprised how long things last here in N. Yorkshire
it’s where we use engine braking more, but yes, we’ve got some pretty steep roadsA comment based in part on my journeys today up and down a few 1 in 3 hills in North Yorkshire
Indeed…certainly helpsTo be fair, even in Hertfordshire (and easier with the diesel), engine braking, coupled with easing back sooner, is probably on reason why my pads still had plenty of life at 45000 miles.
Does the drumbraked version have self adjuster on the handbrake? If not I'd associate rear brake shoe wear with excessive handbrake lever travel?? Is this your situation?Ive got a squeek on braking at the rear (drums) Is it time for new brake shoes?
Drum braked versions have self adjusting rear brakes. The self adjusters are inside the drums.Does the drumbraked version have self adjuster on the handbrake?
Providing the self adjusters are working correctly (they can sometimes stick due to dust buildup/corrosion), increasing handbrake travel only happens if the handbrake cable stretches (unusual unless you haul on the lever like a gorilla). Excessive handbrake travel is usually a sign that one or both of the self adjusters has stopped working correctly. If this happens, the brakes should be stripped, checked and cleaned as necessary before attempting to adjust the cable. Adjusting the cable to 'correct' increasing handbrake travel without first checking the self adjusters are working properly is a commonly made mistake.If not I'd associate rear brake shoe wear with excessive handbrake lever travel?? Is this your situation?