When should I change my brake pads

**dr. d** · March 7th, 2014 09:51 AM

rotors refaced? i don't know.... the usual problems are the elevated ridges running the inner and outer circumferences of the rotor. baka sumabit ang bagong brake pads... but kung hindi naman sasabit, ay hindi na kailangang i-reface.
i don't have the time to look for it right now, but someone here mentioned in his input a week or so back, that he got his rotors re-faced for less than 500 kesos for the pair.
i have been driving for decades now, and i have had my brake friction pads replaced many times. i just get whatever brand (not branded, not OEM, not casa) the mechanic gets from the store. and i do not recall whether any particular brand stood out (good or bad). my feeling is, if you are not into extremes of driving, "generic" pads will do fine..

**Retz** · March 28th, 2014 12:13 PM

a little ot... how much labor cost do they normally charge you for brakes check-up and brake pads replacement? including change oil and fuel filter.

**_Qwerty_** · March 28th, 2014 12:33 PM

sa toyota.. 1600 ang brake pads then 300+ ang labour.. so mga 1900+.. iba yung charge sa change oil and fuel filter..

**gutz_3110** · September 4th, 2014 06:28 PM

eh yun whistling sound pag tumatakbo, nawawala pag pumepreno (pero meron din unti tunog)...ano kaya yun? nagpalit ako brake shoes last year harap saka likod. pwede ba linis lang?

**crosswind** · September 4th, 2014 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by gutz_3110

eh yun whistling sound pag tumatakbo, nawawala pag pumepreno (pero meron din unti tunog)...ano kaya yun? nagpalit ako brake shoes last year harap saka likod. pwede ba linis lang?

bka pudpod na and kailangan ng palitan ulit,
may squeaking sounbd ba??

**gutz_3110** · September 5th, 2014 10:01 AM

crosswind,

yes sir, squeaking/humuhuni kapag tumatakbo ako. nawawala kung pumepreno o nakahinto, though meron unti...ang sabi sa akin cleaning lang daw. 1 year na yun brake shoes, siguro nasa 4-5k kilometers na din.

**crosswind** · September 5th, 2014 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by gutz_3110

crosswind,

yes sir, squeaking/humuhuni kapag tumatakbo ako. nawawala kung pumepreno o nakahinto, though meron unti...ang sabi sa akin cleaning lang daw. 1 year na yun brake shoes, siguro nasa 4-5k kilometers na din.

Tumatkbo?? and nagsqueak ang brake??
baka sir na stuck yung brake kaya ganon
o cleaning talaga
ano bang sasakyan yan?

**gutz_3110** · September 6th, 2014 12:12 AM

crosswind,

civic vtec3. yep, pag tumatakbo lang tumutunog...dyahe nga sa carpark hehehe

**Ciz** · October 18th, 2014 01:41 PM

Mga sir, pag matagal sa garahe tapos ilalabas na then brake, meron siya high pitch sound. Sign na po ba ito na dapat na palitan brake pads? Kasi po wala pa naman 8 months since last pinalitan. Thanks po

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**jick.cejoco** · October 18th, 2014 02:05 PM

the thickness of the backing plate for the pads usually tells you to change the pads when the friction material is equal to or less than the thickness of the backing plate. it can buy you a few more miles until the next opportuned time and budget allows. if you wait until the warning tab makes that faint scraping noise, your brake efficiency may have dropped drastically since it will be prone to overheating causing brake fade.