40K Service Brake Pads

[glon]

I was just told during the check during the recent recall that my break pads were 25% worn at 6,000 miles and 6 months old. Sounds a bit extreme to me. What do others think?

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[Hirschaj]

I was just told during the check during the recent recall that my break pads were 25% worn at 6,000 miles and 6 months old. Sounds a bit extreme to me. What do others think?

Sounds like they’re setting you up for a full replacement at your 20K service

 

[glon]

Sounds like they’re setting you up for a full replacement at your 20K service

Ha. Brilliant 🫣

 

[DexD]

I was just told during the check during the recent recall that my break pads were 25% worn at 6,000 miles and 6 months old. Sounds a bit extreme to me. What do others think?

Mine were 10% worn after 18k km/ 2 years

 

[glon]

Mine were 10% worn after 18k km/ 2 years

Maybe I should work on my lighter breaking then!

 

[philbur]

I'm just hearing a rubbing sound when apply the brakes. I really do not want or think they need to be replaced at 35k miles.

I would clean them and measure.. i personally hate throwing away things that are not fully used. I also wish they used a design where you can pull the pads out without pulling the caliper - my 993 is so easy to service with the open caliper design at the top.

 

[philbur]

I would clean them and measure.. i personally hate throwing away things that are not fully used. I also wish they used a design where you can pull the pads out without pulling the caliper - my 993 is so easy to service with the open caliper design at the top.

I also wish there was a button to go fully mechanical brakes - so you can properly get some heat through them to bed them in - that will help with the noise and overall perf.

 

[hifi239]

Thanks I have 35K miles on the car should they be replaced? I hear a rubbing noise when I brake

Is that a faint scraping sound, like braking for the first 10 minutes of the first drive of the day? That is normal because you don't have engine noises covering up the brake noise and there is no regen. Also, when you turn after braking, the disks will touch the pads slightly and push them, also a faint scraping sound (no radio on). Do the disks look uniformly bright and smooth? You should be fine.

 

[Ross]

I also wish there was a button to go fully mechanical brakes - so you can properly get some heat through them to bed them in - that will help with the noise and overall perf.

If the car has been stationary for about 12 hours the first 2 or 3 braking actions are 100% mechanical to skim the discs to remove stuff for safety should emergency braking be needed.
You can accelerate up to as fast as you like and stamp on the pedal. That will heat them up and bed them in.

 

[philbur]

If the car has been stationary for about 12 hours the first 2 or 3 braking actions are 100% mechanical to skim the discs to remove stuff for safety should emergency braking be needed.
You can accelerate up to as fast as you like and stamp on the pedal. That will heat them up and bed them in.

ill just need to go stomp on the brakes and then smell them to confirm the smell test is actually how i measure that i got proper heat into my other cars brakes

 

[buruburu]

Here's what my front brake pads look like after 30K+ miles. Practically brand new.

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