So I had my brakes replaced about 20,000 miles ago. The rear included new calipers, pads and rotors. I haven't heard any noises from them (i.e. no wear indicator) until last night. They started grinding when braking last night and now today they are noisy as Hades whether braking or not. I tore into them tonight and this is what I saw.
What's frustrating, in addition to the fact that I should get far more than 20,000 miles on new brakes and that the wear indicator should have given some advance notice, is that a large percentage of those miles are highway miles as this is our long distance road trip vehicle. UGH!!! I think I might order a full Power Stop setup from Rock Auto. Maybe I'll actually have decent brakes after that.
After all the money I sunk into this money pit before vacation and now this, I'm half tempted to take a sledge hammer to it.
What's frustrating, in addition to the fact that I should get far more than 20,000 miles on new brakes and that the wear indicator should have given some advance notice, is that a large percentage of those miles are highway miles as this is our long distance road trip vehicle. UGH!!! I think I might order a full Power Stop setup from Rock Auto. Maybe I'll actually have decent brakes after that.
After all the money I sunk into this money pit before vacation and now this, I'm half tempted to take a sledge hammer to it.