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Old Nov 26, 2006
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Measuring life left of pads...

How do you measure how much brake pad life you got left? I'm thinking mine are almost toast.
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Old Nov 26, 2006
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take off the wheel, and inspect. if they look close, then you should replace... (4/32 or something like that...)
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2/32 is the minimum in PA...
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buy new ones, and wait till the ones on right now start screeching..haha
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I've been told you should replace it when the pad is thinner than the backing, but mine were about 3/4 as thick as the backing when I replaced mine and they were sqeaking
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i think OEM pads are only like $25, if they look low, jus change em now. you gotta do it some time...
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