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Old August 18th 20, 02:21 AM posted to rec.autos.tech,alt.home.repair
Ed Pawlowski[_3_]
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Default What metric do you use to estimate remaining brake pad life on a typical economy sedan?

On 8/17/2020 7:00 PM, Roger Oveur wrote:
> On 8/17/2020 6:46 PM, Arlen Holder wrote:
>> On Mon, 10 Aug 2020 11:10:15 -0700 (PDT), N8N wrote:
>>
>>> Another factor is riveted vs. bonded linings,
>>> you can run a bonded lining a lot thinner than a riveted one.
>>> 5mm might be thiiiiiis close to grinding the rivet heads.

>> That's a good point I hadn't remembered as I haven't seen riveted pads
>> for
>> a long time, although I do remember them from the past.
>>
>> They would groove a rotor in no time.
>>
>> What I'm seeking is how long do YOU get on a set of front pads?

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>
> I have traded-in my cars at 60,000 for the last 30 years.Â* Never had a
> brake job.
>


From that, I can conclude you don't use you car as a taxi in NYC or
Chicago.
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