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Forum: Technology August 2nd 20, 06:31 AM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech,ca.driving
Replies: 26
Views: 2,417
Posted By Arlen Holder[_5_]
What metric do you use to estimate remaining brake pad life on a typical economy sedan?

On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:04:50 -0700 (PDT), trader_4 wrote:

> Every pad I've installed for decades has had them, including the ones that
> use electric wear sensors.

How many miles do you get per...
Forum: Technology August 2nd 20, 06:31 AM Posted to alt.home.repair,ca.driving,rec.autos.tech
Replies: 26
Views: 2,417
Posted By Arlen Holder[_5_]
What metric do you use to estimate remaining brake pad life on a typical economy sedan?

On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 22:33:12 -0400, wrote:

> OLD school dating from the start of disk brakes was a metal tab that
> hit the rotor and made a horrible sound when the pads were worn...
Forum: Technology July 31st 20, 08:22 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech,ca.driving,alt.home.repair
Replies: 26
Views: 2,417
Posted By Arlen Holder[_5_]
What metric do you use to estimate remaining brake pad life on a typical economy sedan?

On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:50:43 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:

> That would be me. The rotors looked like a beginning lathe project --
> proof that they're made of softer stuff than the pad's backing...
Forum: Technology July 31st 20, 03:25 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech,ca.driving,alt.home.repair
Replies: 26
Views: 2,417
Posted By Arlen Holder[_5_]
What metric do you use to estimate remaining brake pad life on a typical economy sedan?

On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:28:41 +1000, Xeno wrote:

> I'm up to 100,000 kilometres on my Toyota
> front pads and I expect many more.

Thanks Xeno for understanding the question (which some who posted...
Forum: Technology July 31st 20, 01:38 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech,ca.driving,alt.home.repair
Replies: 26
Views: 2,417
Posted By Arlen Holder[_5_]
What metric do you use to estimate remaining brake pad life on a typical economy sedan?

On 30 Jul 2020 23:03:32 -0000, Scott Dorsey wrote:

> Teenagers can go through a set of brake pads in ten miles on the track.
> assuming they make it ten miles before the clutch wears out.

This is a...
Forum: Technology July 30th 20, 11:36 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech,ca.driving,alt.home.repair
Replies: 26
Views: 2,417
Posted By Arlen Holder[_5_]
What metric do you use to estimate remaining brake pad life on a typical economy sedan?

On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:43:59 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:

> I seem to remember 40K on the fronts and 80K on the rears.

Hi The Real Bev,

Thanks for that information about the front pads, which is...
Forum: Technology July 30th 20, 06:33 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech,alt.home.repair,ca.driving
Replies: 26
Views: 2,417
Posted By Arlen Holder[_5_]
What metric do you use to estimate remaining brake pad life on a typical economy sedan?

What metric do you use to estimate remaining front brake pad life on a
typical economy sedan (assuming normal driving under normal conditions)?

A neighbor's kid was heading off to college where her...
Forum: Technology June 23rd 20, 06:33 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,rec.autos.tech,alt.home.repair
Replies: 3
Views: 1,099
Posted By Arlen Holder[_5_]
Car repair newsgroup

On Tue, 23 Jun 2020 05:27:25 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:

> But bear in mind, a.h.r. is almost unreadable due to the massive trolling.
> o Far better, IMHO, is a.h.r, where the trolls haven't...
Forum: Technology June 23rd 20, 06:27 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,rec.autos.tech,alt.home.repair
Replies: 3
Views: 1,099
Posted By Arlen Holder[_5_]
Car repair newsgroup

On Sun, 21 Jun 2020 21:30:56 -0000 (UTC), Boris wrote:

> There are auto repair newsgroups, but I've never found them to be of any
> help.

Regarding this question today asking for "car repair"...
Forum: Technology June 22nd 20, 08:15 PM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech
Replies: 5
Views: 1,046
Posted By Arlen Holder[_5_]
Inspection and oil change

On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:29:15 -0700 (PDT), TimR wrote:

> I moved to a southern state some decades back, '
> with a good car for my wife and a beater for me.
> As I arrived one of the brake lines...
Forum: Technology June 22nd 20, 08:15 PM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech
Replies: 5
Views: 1,046
Posted By Arlen Holder[_5_]
Inspection and oil change

On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:36:33 -0700 (PDT), TimR wrote:

> I quit changing my own oil when the local places
> offered coupons for less than the cost of parts.

To each his own, but I doubt even at the...
Forum: Technology June 22nd 20, 05:58 PM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech
Replies: 5
Views: 1,046
Posted By Arlen Holder[_5_]
Inspection and oil change

On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:37:11 -0400, Clare Snyder wrote:

> I have no beef with mechanics - I was one half my working life - but
> the shysters at the fast lube, tire, and muffler shops should
>...
Forum: Technology June 22nd 20, 05:42 PM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech
Replies: 5
Views: 1,046
Posted By Arlen Holder[_5_]
Inspection and oil change

On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 01:00:42 -0500, Jim Joyce wrote:

>>> I wait for the $9.99 coupon to roll around. If I miss it, there's always a
>>> $14.99 coupon available.
>>
>>Wow. That seems inexpensive for...
Forum: Technology June 22nd 20, 05:37 AM Posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech
Replies: 5
Views: 1,046
Posted By Arlen Holder[_5_]
Inspection and oil change

On Sun, 21 Jun 2020 17:26:31 -0500, Jim Joyce wrote:

>>Depends how many quarts and what kind of oil. I've heard of people
>>spending that just for oil change.
>
> I wait for the $9.99 coupon to...
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