Doing This Will Make Your Brakes Work Better and Last Longer
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Date: 2019-06-25
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Theodore Zuckerman
In the US the legal minimum in most states for brake pads or brake shoe linings is 1/16 inch. That's a hair more than 1. 5 mm. A dime is a hair less than that. That is, nowhere on any of the pads, or on any of the linings, should their thickness be less. However neither pads nor linings wear evenly. A pad or lining may be 4 mm in one spot and 1. 5 mm in another spot. There may be a similar variance from pad to pad or lining to lining. On single-piston brake calipers, the pad that is next to the piston tends to wear a little faster. Front pads wear about twice as fast as rear pads, or rear drums. Of course that is assuming that most of your driving is done with the parking brake undone. Many people habitually neglect to set the parking brake when they park a car. The same people that stop the car, put it in park, and get out without setting the parking brake, also neglect to UNDO the parking brake when they borrow a car from someone who habitually sets the parking brake. Then they return the car without bothering to tell that person that they eventually figured out where the burning smell was coming from. The squealers on many brake pads may squeal like banshees well before there is any spot worn down to 1. 5 mm. They'll start commenting at about 4 mm.
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In the US the legal minimum in most states for brake pads or brake shoe linings is 1/16 inch. That's a hair more than 1. 5 mm. A dime is a hair less than that. That is, nowhere on any of the pads, or on any of the linings, should their thickness be less. However neither pads nor linings wear evenly. A pad or lining may be 4 mm in one spot and 1. 5 mm in another spot. There may be a similar variance from pad to pad or lining to lining. On single-piston brake calipers, the pad that is next to the piston tends to wear a little faster. Front pads wear about twice as fast as rear pads, or rear drums. Of course that is assuming that most of your driving is done with the parking brake undone. Many people habitually neglect to set the parking brake when they park a car. The same people that stop the car, put it in park, and get out without setting the parking brake, also neglect to UNDO the parking brake when they borrow a car from someone who habitually sets the parking brake. Then they return the car without bothering to tell that person that they eventually figured out where the burning smell was coming from. The squealers on many brake pads may squeal like banshees well before there is any spot worn down to 1. 5 mm. They'll start commenting at about 4 mm.
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Lucas Shaffer
Scotty I own a 2013 dodge dart turbo. At one point I noticed noticed my cars brakes dragging. Turned out my e brake mounted steel cable driven tension arm was seized due to a non coated spring attached to that arm on the caliper. I ordered a new caliper with the whole assembly and replaced it this past weekend. Afterwards the other tires e brake tension arm was doing the same thing and it wasn't a problem before. I think it is the e brake cable's tension being unbalanced. Should I remove my console to get to that next?
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Scotty I own a 2013 dodge dart turbo. At one point I noticed noticed my cars brakes dragging. Turned out my e brake mounted steel cable driven tension arm was seized due to a non coated spring attached to that arm on the caliper. I ordered a new caliper with the whole assembly and replaced it this past weekend. Afterwards the other tires e brake tension arm was doing the same thing and it wasn't a problem before. I think it is the e brake cable's tension being unbalanced. Should I remove my console to get to that next?
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Sam S
A simple way to save your brakes - don't accelerate when there is a red light. Just roll to a stop - the better you anticipate it, the less you use your brakes. Also, if you have a car with automatic braking, don't rely on it to stop your car in traffic. Otherwise your brake pads will wear out at 50, 000. We are still on our first pair on our Subaru with 85, 000 (but they are going to be replaced soon, probably at 90, 000.
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A simple way to save your brakes - don't accelerate when there is a red light. Just roll to a stop - the better you anticipate it, the less you use your brakes. Also, if you have a car with automatic braking, don't rely on it to stop your car in traffic. Otherwise your brake pads will wear out at 50, 000. We are still on our first pair on our Subaru with 85, 000 (but they are going to be replaced soon, probably at 90, 000.
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Frank Howard
Another informative video from no-nonsense Scotty. One suggestion. Those drums can be difficult to remove because they rust around the center where they fit on the hub. I clean off the rust on both surfaces with a little wire wheel on my Dremel and then I coat the surfaces with some anti-seize. After I've done this once, I never have trouble removing the drums again.
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Another informative video from no-nonsense Scotty. One suggestion. Those drums can be difficult to remove because they rust around the center where they fit on the hub. I clean off the rust on both surfaces with a little wire wheel on my Dremel and then I coat the surfaces with some anti-seize. After I've done this once, I never have trouble removing the drums again.
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niznomore s
Hi Scotty, love the videos. I use that stuff to clean all kinds of stuff like my garden tools as well as garage tools. Thanks for sharing all your wisdom. My brother (the actual mechanic- I'm just the lil sis who tries to be one) thinks I'm a clean freak because I like cleaning whatever part he removes/fixes from my rarely broken 2005 scion xb.
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Hi Scotty, love the videos. I use that stuff to clean all kinds of stuff like my garden tools as well as garage tools. Thanks for sharing all your wisdom. My brother (the actual mechanic- I'm just the lil sis who tries to be one) thinks I'm a clean freak because I like cleaning whatever part he removes/fixes from my rarely broken 2005 scion xb.
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Mikel Whois
I have EBC slotted & dimpled rotors up front on my Legacy with Brembo carbon-ceramic pads and Dba vented & cross-drilled rotors in the rear with EBC Green Stuff pads. Running Motul brake fluid. When it comes to safety, stopping fast is more important than going fast, especially if your gonna go fast.
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I have EBC slotted & dimpled rotors up front on my Legacy with Brembo carbon-ceramic pads and Dba vented & cross-drilled rotors in the rear with EBC Green Stuff pads. Running Motul brake fluid. When it comes to safety, stopping fast is more important than going fast, especially if your gonna go fast.
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Knute Lindstrom
I need to do my rear brakes, & already got all the parts, now I just need some time to do it Ive been trying to find out everything I can about drum brakes before I start on them. The front calipers were pretty easy, so hopefully the rear brakes will be fairly easy too I guess Ill find out
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I need to do my rear brakes, & already got all the parts, now I just need some time to do it Ive been trying to find out everything I can about drum brakes before I start on them. The front calipers were pretty easy, so hopefully the rear brakes will be fairly easy too I guess Ill find out
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Diane Britt
I was looking for my can of break cleaner the other day, and never found it, I went to ask my cousin Pojo Gibbons if he had a can he said he never used it I thought to myself your breaks got to be dusty. Thanks for your VIDEOS enjoy learning from you Scotty Kilmer, from: Diane Britt
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I was looking for my can of break cleaner the other day, and never found it, I went to ask my cousin Pojo Gibbons if he had a can he said he never used it I thought to myself your breaks got to be dusty. Thanks for your VIDEOS enjoy learning from you Scotty Kilmer, from: Diane Britt
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