What's the lowest I can go before I HAVE to replace them and they're unsafe to drive.
2006-10-20 11:01:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
that depends entirely on your style of driving.
provided they get worn off evenly, you can safely reduce them to a millimetre or so, although that is a close shave and runs the risk of damaging the brakedisks (correct term?) if your calculations go wrong.
i suggest you replace them as soon as feasible, but your question suggests that right now it is NOT feasible :)
so how much mileage can you still get out of them? i dont know exactly how thick they are when new, but these pads are usually around twenty millimetres thick. if you calculate that you use up another two millimetres before replacing them, there is 10% of their useful life left. as i said before, how much that is in kilometres, depends on your style of driving, how often you have to brake and how hard you do it... you do the math yourself.
2006-10-20 11:15:45 · answer #1 · answered by wolschou 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats just over 1/8", I would say you are due before you mess up the rotors.
They usually have some type of a noise maker built into the system. When you reach the crucial limit it will make a definite noise to attract your attention.
2006-10-20 23:02:48 · answer #2 · answered by tronary 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About four months ago. Some things you save money on. Brakes ain't one of them.
2006-10-20 18:06:50 · answer #3 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no keep driving on them until you hear a metal on metal sound then wait another month then replace them
2006-10-20 18:30:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3.5 is still sufficient, I usually wait till my brakes start squeeking
2006-10-20 18:15:40 · answer #5 · answered by acid tongue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋