Passed the 106k mile mark. Still rolling with the orginal brakes, and shocks. Pretty impressive considering I drive it 60 miles a day in stop and go driving in pretty hilly terain. About due for its third set of tires (I am counting the tires it came with as one of those three).
One thing I've noticed, and this may be just me, is the car doesn't seem to ride as quiet as it used to. I think the road noise has increased over time. Perhaps that's just the door seals showing their age. Perhaps it's the tires getting worn out.
I'll have to see what the tire guys say about the pads, rotors and balljoints when they throw on the new rubber. Perhaps the brakes are finally showing their age as well.
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I did not past my annual inspection....need rear rotors and brake pads. It is weird because I had bought rear and front rotors + brake pads at 40 000 km, but only had to change the front or rear (cannot remember). I only have the front rotors and brake pads left which means I replaced the rear ones unless they had messed up my order....but I need new ones at 68 000 km (28 000 km later)? Could it be possible? I do a lot of stop and go (95% city driving), but the first set of rotors lasted me 40 000 km ...maybe the new ones were not good (centric brand I believe). The brake pads in the front and the rear are not the same size right?
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FrankoLaMoya wrote:I did not past my annual inspection....need rear rotors and brake pads. It is weird because I had bought rear and front rotors + brake pads at 40 000 km, but only had to change the front or rear (cannot remember). I only have the front rotors and brake pads left which means I replaced the rear ones unless they had messed up my order....but I need new ones at 68 000 km (28 000 km later)? Could it be possible? I do a lot of stop and go (95% city driving), but the first set of rotors lasted me 40 000 km ...maybe the new ones were not good (centric brand I believe). The brake pads in the front and the rear are not the same size right?
The rear pads are way smaller. Nearly half the size of the front pads. Did the inspector give a specific reason to why you need them replaced? Was it that they were too worn out (often measured by remaining thickness)?
Also, maybe this can help you remember if you changed the rear: The rear caliper piston has a special design that looks like a + symbol. You need an appropriate tool to insert into the caliper piston to rotate it back into the caliper to fit the new rear brake pads. Do you recall this process? The front ones don't have a special pattern and can be compressed with any caliper piston compression tool.
The pictures below are from when I replaced my rear brake pads and rotor. The top image is of the caliper piston with the + design. The bottom image is of the tool I used to compress it.
Too specific for me...my dad is a mechanic and do the work for me Sorry I should have specified. The mechanic said the brake pads were not even touching the rotors or something like that.
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FrankoLaMoya wrote:The mechanic said the brake pads were not even touching the rotors or something like that.
That doesn't make sense. There is no way a brake pad can't touch a rotor when the brakes are used unless the caliper is totally seized open. Even if a brake pad was fully worn out, the caliper will push the backing of a brake pad into the rotor, ruining the components but creating braking friction. Also, if your brakes weren't "touching", you'd certainly know it because the car wouldn't come to a stop too well.
Could the mechanic have meant the parking brake cable was too loose? That would make a lot more sense.
That is what I thought too and I do not know much about mechanic....I am heading back home this weekend to have my dad look at it. I prefer paying $50 of gas and $0 of labour instead of $170 of labor.
I did not notice any issue when braking by the way therefore I did not think they had to be replaced.
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2004 Audi A4 Quattro 1.8T 6MT ''Audini'' (Black)
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1984 Chevrolet Malibu 3MT with a 327 engine lol (Blue)
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Great photos! The leaves haven't started changing down here in Maryland yet, but I'm looking forward to it. I'll likely make a trip to Skyline Drive in Virginia at the peak of the season. The Blue Ridge Parkway was epic last year.
KuroNekko wrote:Great photos! The leaves haven't started changing down here in Maryland yet, but I'm looking forward to it. I'll likely make a trip to Skyline Drive in Virginia at the peak of the season. The Blue Ridge Parkway was epic last year.
Thanks Kuro! I've never been to the Blue Ridge Parkway, but I've heard some nice things about the landscape.
Sorry I should have specified. The mechanic said the brake pads were not even touching the rotors or something like that.
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