BroLil@alien.topB to Toyota@gearhead.townEnglish · 10 months 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 · 10 months agomessage-square261fedilink
minus-squarelimitsurpassed@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoThe rule of thumb is any less then the backplate is technically unsafe. Over time the pad material heats and cools over and over causing faults. When it thins it’s more likely to break or crack along the stress lines.
The rule of thumb is any less then the backplate is technically unsafe. Over time the pad material heats and cools over and over causing faults. When it thins it’s more likely to break or crack along the stress lines.