Questions & Answers for: brake pad depth

...of putting pads on calipers and what tools I need. need a C-clamp to squeeze the caliper to widest depth so new brake pads and rotor will fit. Just do reverse order of how you take off the

...pad changes. Remember you only use about 15 to 20% of your rear brakes so they take alot longer to go out on you You will hear a squealing or scraping sound first. That is your indicator of when to ...

...brake pedal to the same depth as i was doing before. how should i adjust my brakes? Would appreciate good recommendations. Thanks Could be many things to look at. 2001 Corolla, assume disc pads in ...

...brake pad depth. all are easy to check. jack up the front of the car put on the parking brake(this only locks the back tires put the car in neutral.Try to spin the wheel if you cant. you could have ...

...brake pad from the caliper using a suitable prying tool to lift the outboard shoe retaining spring so that it will clear the caliper center lug and pull the brake pad out of the caliper. Remove the ...

...brake warning light coming on, drove home which took me 5minutes parked up, an hour later went out and the lights where back on again....during the day the lights went off one more time.. but re ...

...pad quality does matter & the chain store places maynot be the place to go.You have to bleed the brakes every 2 years or your entiresystem gets too much moisture in it & will ruin calipers ...

...noise noise follows rotation of tires and sounds like a thin piece of metal rubbing Check your brakes! Sounds like an inspection on pads! when they reach a certain depth the plate will rub on

...brake pad unit and force the pad onto the brake rotor. If the pistons are corroded (which will often be the case in old calipers) they can bind up in the caliper bore and not retract back into the ...

...pad depth, brake calipers are clean, have put on new wavy rotors, not as bad but still there. Hi, Anthony it is the nature of the beast brake rotors that have excessive holes or designs cut out of ...