Randolph > wrote in :

> How many times have you replaced the rear brake pads? Any chance that
> they were worn out and that the backer was scraping against the rotor?

First time replacing my brake pads - I had the whole set replaced (front
and back). Two shops told me my brake pads were low - about 5 - 10% of life
left in them.

> Did the shop say why they were replacing the rotors? Were they warped
> or were they just worn too thin for continued service?

The shop told me my rear rotors were thin and could not be machined.
However, the front rotors still had enough material to machine.

The service tech was a bit surprised himself I needed to replacement them.
He said that rotors last between 60,000KM - 120,000KM and I caught the low
end. He also said because I leave the car in the garage for a couple days
at a time, rust may have built up and caused premature wear. In anycase, he
didn't have an idea why they would wear out so quickly... just bad luck he
said?

Any other ideas?


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