Worn out brake pads

[cheesepuffs2]

One mm sounds crazy-one long mountain descent, one panic stop, the lining can crack and fall off when it gets that thin. Then metal on metal happens!

1 mm isn't one descent or one panic stop. If pads were that fragile then we'd be doing brake jobs on our cars every month.

 

[fantastic]

1 mm isn't one descent or one panic stop. If pads were that fragile then we'd be doing brake jobs on our cars every month.

There is a breaking point & I've seen it with my own eye. These pads are very close to that point.

 

[supton]

Metal on metal is still a good braking surface—it just erodes really fast.

But I had a brake pad delaminate once (it was way thicker than these ones) and there was zip for brakes, until the piston pushed out. I’m not sure how much a sudden 1mm gap would be, but I bet the pedal is going to get uncomfortably close to the floor… sure, one or two pumps and back online, but that’s going to be fun.

 

[totegoat]

Is it "good driving" or is it all highway miles?

Obviously good driving. Unskilled drivers often ride their brakes.

 

[KGMtech]

Excellent performance on the caliper slider pins, no other way to have such even wear.