JHZR2
Staff member
We wear down pads, even in aggressive designs or heavy vehicles, seemingly very slowly. It looks like for our use, >100k will be the norm.
Especially since we have a lot of vehicles thst spread the use, annual mileage is less than average per any one vehicle, with many being much, much less. Even though as a family we drive more annual miles than average.
Im very proactive with brake fluid changes, but think it’s worthwhile to be more proactive, as time allows, on brake services related to the caliper and pads.
What made me think about this is because I need to go investigate a minor squeal from the right rear brakes on my 135i, only when cold and light pressure at speed.... Something isn’t quite right I guess...
So whats the right preventative maintenance on calipers and pads? Seems there are so many variants, each might be somewhat different.
Im assuming that the right thing to do is at minimum, remove the slide pins and grease them/check the boots... but what about removing the pads and lubing surfaces thst they slide on? Anything else?
Whats the recommended process for maintenance?
Especially since we have a lot of vehicles thst spread the use, annual mileage is less than average per any one vehicle, with many being much, much less. Even though as a family we drive more annual miles than average.
Im very proactive with brake fluid changes, but think it’s worthwhile to be more proactive, as time allows, on brake services related to the caliper and pads.
What made me think about this is because I need to go investigate a minor squeal from the right rear brakes on my 135i, only when cold and light pressure at speed.... Something isn’t quite right I guess...
So whats the right preventative maintenance on calipers and pads? Seems there are so many variants, each might be somewhat different.
Im assuming that the right thing to do is at minimum, remove the slide pins and grease them/check the boots... but what about removing the pads and lubing surfaces thst they slide on? Anything else?
Whats the recommended process for maintenance?
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