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Disc brakes on your car are a replaceable component of your braking system. Sooner or later they will have to be replaced.
As you know the disc brake pads are pressed against the disc or rotor which causes friction and heat and slows the car down. While the pad may not physically touch the rotor as a layer of gas may be between them, the pads will tend to wear out.
Pads come in different compositions designed for different purposes. A pad that stops a street car may not be effective on a race car. And a race car pad will be so hard that premature wear will occur if it's used on a street car.
How do you know when your pads should be replaced? Most pads come equipped with some method of alerting the driver when it's time to replace them. Some have a thin piece of soft metal that causes the brakes to squeal when the pads need replacing. Sometimes the indicator is a soft metal tab embedded in the pad material that lights a warning light when the brake pad gets too thin.
Rotors must also periodically be replaced, but usually less often than the pads. While pads wear out faster, the disc surface is also being worn. The harder the pad, the faster the disc will wear out. Discs start out at some particular thickness. Discs can also be damaged by warping, scarring and cracking. Most of the time you can correct these problems with a brake lathe. This lathe takes off a thin amount of disc material from both sides of the disc.
Every manufacture has determined the minimum thickness for their discs. When this has been reached the disc is no longer safe to use, and it must be replaced. Too thin of a disc will warp and can cause other damage under hard braking.
If you start hearing a squealing or other strange sounds from your wheels, it may be worn brake pads. Get them checked. If you start noticing that the car is pulling to the left or right side of the road when you apply your brakes, it may be warn or warped rotors. So get them checked also and keep safe.
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Brake Pads and Rotors is Essential to Vehicle Safety
The first thing that you need to is to check your Brake rotors. Remove the tire so that you can easily view all of the parts. I like to combine this with a regular tire rotation, but you can simply chock the wheels, jack up the tire and pull it off. With this done, take a look at the rotor. This is the round Disc Brakes that the brakes squeeze to stop the car. It should be shiny from the inside to the outer edge. Don't worry if you can see slight lines in it, this is normal wear. However, if there are any rough spots or pronounced grooves in the disc, you should replace the rotors. This is generally a simple process and rotors are not at all costly. It is a better option than having the rotors "turned" (refinished by a machine shop) because turning the rotors removes metal, making the rotor slightly thinner. Disc Brakes should always be replaced in pairs to ensure even stopping, a huge safety factor.
With the tire still off, take a look at each Brake pads. You should see a brake pad on each side of the rotor. If you follow the surface of the disc to the top, you'll see the outside pad touching the disc. If there is 1/8" or less remaining on the pad, you need new pads.
There are several brands and types of Brake rotors and pads you can get, and your budget may determine your choice. If you are looking for the best combination of braking properties, then you want to go with a ceramic brake pad. They are generally more expensive than a semi-metallic pad, but they perform better in many ways.
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Disc Vs. Non-Disc/Pad Brakes? ?
I am planning on purchasing a Trek 4300 Mountain Hardtail Bike. I am stuck between the decision of a disc brake or just a regular padded brake. Everyone say's Disc is better for the money, but honestly I will not do any riding in extreme conditions(Rain/Snow). So tell me what you think. Padded Brakes are just as efficent to me as I am just a casual rider. =) thx
thx for all the answers. i have decided to save up some extra dough by not buying the disc brakes. =)
V brakes are fine for most ridding and under most conditions will stop just as good as the disk brakes. You wont have that annoying rubbing that most disk brakes have.
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