Installed the winter tires a couple of days ago, and discovered that the front pads, although with lots of meat remaining, were almost through the wear groove. I thought this would be a way better job now than possibly in the winter. Might have made it through to the April, but no guarantees ...
Picked up pads from the dealer today, and did the work just as an early slushy snow started. Took longer than it normally would have as my dominant (L) hand is in a splint. Finished cold but glad to have it done.
Did not change the rotors; the brakes have been working well, with no pulsation, and there were no grooves or visible wear on the rotors. Pad wear was optimum; looked virtually even on all four pads, with no discernible difference between the inner and outer pads. Checked my log book - I must have forgotten to record my last front brake replacement, so I'm not sure how many kms I got out of these pads.
Your thoughts on how much more life the old pads had? I wonder if there are rivets that come well through the backing plate into the friction material, and whether that's why the wear groove stops so far up.
Picked up pads from the dealer today, and did the work just as an early slushy snow started. Took longer than it normally would have as my dominant (L) hand is in a splint. Finished cold but glad to have it done.
Did not change the rotors; the brakes have been working well, with no pulsation, and there were no grooves or visible wear on the rotors. Pad wear was optimum; looked virtually even on all four pads, with no discernible difference between the inner and outer pads. Checked my log book - I must have forgotten to record my last front brake replacement, so I'm not sure how many kms I got out of these pads.
Your thoughts on how much more life the old pads had? I wonder if there are rivets that come well through the backing plate into the friction material, and whether that's why the wear groove stops so far up.