BroLil@alien.topB to Toyota@gearhead.townEnglish · 1 year agoDealer told me my brake pads were dangerously low. I bit, and bought new pads and rotors, and did them myself. This is “dangerously low?”alien.topimagemessage-square261fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageDealer told me my brake pads were dangerously low. I bit, and bought new pads and rotors, and did them myself. This is “dangerously low?”alien.topBroLil@alien.topB to Toyota@gearhead.townEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square261fedilink
minus-squarenokenito@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNo, they are worn unevenly. Make sure you clean and grease the caliper slides. You may also need new calipers, well rebuilt ones.
minus-squareBroLil@alien.topOPBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s the only thing I’m noticing. They are slightly uneven. I did service the slide pins and ended up replacing a few of them as well.
minus-squarenokenito@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNice! Keep an eye 👁️ n your calipers. How many miles on odo?
minus-squareBroLil@alien.topOPBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year ago39,500. Four years old, but it’s in the northeast.
minus-squarenokenito@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBTW, you had a ton of meat on those pads and could have gone another 7-10k on the odo at least.
No, they are worn unevenly. Make sure you clean and grease the caliper slides. You may also need new calipers, well rebuilt ones.
That’s the only thing I’m noticing. They are slightly uneven. I did service the slide pins and ended up replacing a few of them as well.
Nice! Keep an eye 👁️ n your calipers. How many miles on odo?
39,500. Four years old, but it’s in the northeast.
BTW, you had a ton of meat on those pads and could have gone another 7-10k on the odo at least.