Brake Pads

[matt182]

Hey my Vt seam to be sqeeking. Does anyone know about the time brake pads need to be replaced, or is it just the type of metal? my cars done around 118000 ks,

cheers

[OLS108]

mate if your unsure just change them, peice of piss to do.
Dave

[veclubby]

is it?....im not game enough to do that....only thing i wont touch is the brakes coz i dont wanna not stop....lol

how easy is it? coz i would do it if its not too hard

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Brakes can be a bit daunting if you have never touched them. It's just a matter of common sense and taking your time. I'm sure there would be a how to on it here some where. Just remember to follow the correct bedding in procedure or they will still squeal (also explained on here).

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

There ya go How to: Change pads and rotors.

[JD]

Hey my Vt seam to be sqeeking. Does anyone know about the time brake pads need to be replaced, or is it just the type of metal? my cars done around 118000 ks,

cheers

doesn't really matter how many k's your cars done in relation to brakes, it more relates to how a person drives a car.

[matt182]

yeh i know it depends on how the car is driven, but i was just hoping someone could give me a rough idea

[JD]

15-20k i think for pads, if driven correctly

[knowledge_is_power]

How long the pads will last also comes down to the type of friction material used in the pad, as well as the vehicle itself, load carrying, towing, and your driving style. Generally speaking squeal is caused by excessive dust. In some cases it is because the pads are worn out and you have metal on metal. The pads you have can last from 500km to 30 or 40,000 km. Best bet is to have a look.

An interesting fact is that the pads in the VE commodore are designed to last 60,000 km for the average driver.

[minux]

If you do not want to do it yourself, ABS usually charge about $100 to do it for you.

I couldnt be assed changing all my rotors calipers discs and pads as well as lines, they did it for me for $200.

[veclubby]

Brakes can be a bit daunting if you have never touched them. It's just a matter of common sense and taking your time. I'm sure there would be a how to on it here some where. Just remember to follow the correct bedding in procedure or they will still squeal (also explained on here).

sweet mate cheers for that hey....yeh i think i had a bad experience wid this old dato's brakes which had drums front and back....i properly rooted them hey could rememeber how the hell they went back together....didn't help that i was only 14 at the time and they were all asbestos...lol

cheers
ryan

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

The trick to doing drum brakes the first time is to leave one side intact so you can go around and have a look.

[Jesterarts]

Yeah, i had a biatch of a time doing the drum brakes on my old FJ40!!

Bastard to get off n some lil spring shot out n nearly too my eye out!!! lol

I definately like disc better...

[vtdemon]

Take the wheel off the hub, have a look at the amount of 'meat' or friction material left on the inside pad of that wheel. If there's any less than about 3-4mm, it'd be definitely worth replacing them.

If the pads are worn any more than this the wear indicator should be just about ready to start scraping on the rotor, this may be already happening, hence the squealing noise you hear.

If you can try and measure the rotors' thickness on the wheels you check too, use a brake disc measuring caliper (different from normal verniers etc, to allow for the lip on rotors) and compare your result with that in a service manual or stamped into the brake disc it's self (not too hard to find). This should help you determine if they need replacing/machining.

You don't necessarily need to bleed the brakes but it might help to have new, fresh fluid in there(it'll need topping up at the very least if the pads are fairly low).

Otherwise take it to a mechanic, if you're in doubt it's better to be safe than sorry when it comes to brakes, for obvious reasons.

[satos]

Hey my Vt seam to be sqeeking. Does anyone know about the time brake pads need to be replaced, or is it just the type of metal? my cars done around 118000 ks,

cheers

I had the same problem.Many people when they change their pads either lose or forget to put back the steel shim between the piston on the caliper and the pads on the disc.If you have no shims installed you can buy an adhesive glue in a small bottle, pink in color from super cheap auto.You apply it to the back of your pads and this sticks to the caliper piston preventing the pad from contacting the disc when you release the brakes.good luck.

[minux]

I had the same problem.Many people when they change their pads either lose or forget to put back the steel shim between the piston on the caliper and the pads on the disc.If you have no shims installed you can buy an adhesive glue in a small bottle, pink in color from super cheap auto.You apply it to the back of your pads and this sticks to the caliper piston preventing the pad from contacting the disc when you release the brakes.good luck.

Or they simply do not bed them in properly.

[grantisaac]

Hi ,I am a mechanic in a country town where we hardly do heavey braking due to the nature of traffic.I have seen commodores such as vt to vz with up to 120 000 km on original pads.

[adam_vr]

yeah i used to work at a large holden dealership, and fairly regularly id see vy and vz with 60,000kms and pads will still be good to last till next service, so i dont know whats so special about VE pads lasting 60,000kms when normally driven commodores are doing it already.

Id say on average though the pads are usually replaced at 60,000kms because they get a bit on the low side then. so if thats true, depending on your driving style yours might need replacing at 120,000 which is pretty much now.
Just get a mirror and a torch and look at the meat left on the pads, much easier than taking the wheel off.

[Stupa]

60,000? do you guys use your feet to stop or something. I'm on my third set of front pards in 40k

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

When you don't brake until you're 10cm from where you want to stop it will wear your pads out. Either that or you're using $2.00 Crazy Clark pads.