im stuck in new york right now, and need to get to ohio. my brakes make a horrible grinding sound when i brake, but its only been doing it about 5 days. i bought brake pads for 20 bucks, but it would take 60 to change them, which i just cant afford. i need all of my money for gas. i need to get down to kentucky which is 700 miles away. i wont be making to much stops though, not anymore than i would in town. would i be okay if i just went ahead and left? i have people that can do it for free once i get there.
2007-09-27 06:25:54 · 10 answers · asked by hey 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
the car drives fine. it doesnt need to be towed, when i brake, it stops like always, just grinds really loud. i have no money to spend, and i dont have AAA.
2007-09-27 06:33:05 · update #1
i dont even care if i have to get the rotor replaced, because i get paid tomorrow, i just need to get back now so i will not lose my job
2007-09-27 06:34:00 · update #2
If you drive any further you will need to replace the rotors as well as the pads. A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE.
2007-09-27 06:30:38 · answer #1 · answered by Alanrt1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The factor here is not money its safety you should not drive this car knowing there is a brake defect as the owner of the vehicle you are legally responsible for the maintenance of the car. The car should be serviced at regular intervals which includes checking the brakes, the law will come down on you very hard in the case of the vehicle being involved in an accident and if there should be any fatality you will be looking at a jail term so a driver you must be responsible this is a loaded gun and can kill you or other innocent people you want that on your conscious.
Sounds like the rotors or brake discs as they are called in UK are already damaged which need not of happened if you had just fitted the new brake pads in time ! The car now has a serious brake deficiency and should NOT BE DRIVEN
Stay safe good luck
2007-09-30 02:45:31 · answer #2 · answered by dex480 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! you shouldn't drive it. It's too risky and someone or yourself can get hurt. By now your rotors are probably messed up. You should have someone "western union" you some money and then have it fixed. Let them know that you get paid tomorrow and you can pay them back with additional amount for their troubles helping you. If your rotors aren't messed up that bad yet. Then go drive by a garage and let them know your situation and see if they can assist you with replacing the brake pads while you do most of the work. It's not that hard (socket wrench, two bolts, clamp, brake quiet and pads,) but then again if your not familiar with cars or mechanically inclined then don't do it! Brakes should be done by a professional. Other than that the only other option is to see if you can leave it their over night someplace and find another means of transportation home with the money you have left (bus, taxi). Come back the next day with your funds and take it to a garage. Best of Luck!
2007-09-27 08:00:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
merely by using fact there is not any squealing sound don,t propose the pads are ok. possibly they got here upon some thing else incorrect with the pads like warmth cracks case in point. if maximum of your making use of is on the city then that,s quite a few beginning and scuffling with. commence slowing down before coming to a supply up.that way it,s greater user-friendly on the brakes.
2016-12-17 11:41:05 · answer #4 · answered by lunger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely, go ahead and take off to Kentucky. Just remember when you have to get off the highway or slow down for a construction zone, or someone cuts off your lane in traffic, and you go to use the brakes, and the vehicle pulls hard (like pulls you into the ditch), or the pedal goes straight to the floor and you can't stop,.or you rear-end someone and hurt them or yourself, or you kill a construction worker--hey that's ok as long as your insurance for your vehicle is paid in full and you have enough coverage to not get sued to the gills and end up owing $20 million on a lawsuit---sure lets's get to kentucky. the small amount of money you spend(and mean that is cheap) to get this accomplished will be long, long forgotten if any of these or other mishaps should happen to you--think--don't chance your life or someone elses
2007-09-27 07:05:11 · answer #5 · answered by axeman 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yeah you should be ok if you use the gearbox to slow down and hardly touch the brakes.
If the disks are scored you can grind them by jacking up and running the engine but if they're not too bad new pads will quickly bed in
Your breaks are borderline and wearing out the disk but will get you one more journey dude
2007-09-27 11:16:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
If they are grinding then they are pretty bad. But if you have no money then I would drive slow and instead of using your brakes try slowing down by downshifting and then use the brakes as little as possible. Good luck!.
2007-09-27 06:36:53 · answer #7 · answered by Beatle fanatic 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
OK, look at the maps again, try to plan your route on as many highways as possible, soft even braking were possible and you should be fine.
Good Luck!
2007-09-27 16:18:11 · answer #8 · answered by sidecar0 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a towtruck and have it towed to this guy. Chances are, if you try to take the highway with those brakes, someone's gonna get hurt or killed. If you have AAA plus you can ghave it towed for free.
2007-09-27 06:31:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i wouldn't drive on those break...same thing happened to me and it cost me $800.00 to get my break back to normal because I waited too long..sorry =(
2007-09-27 06:34:50 · answer #10 · answered by Alessandra 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋