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RE: @nolnocluap's What Upsets Me About Series - #1: Modern Car "Servicing"
That extended clip is a wear limit indicator. Desinged to alert you by the noise that the pads are at minimum and need changing. I have always done my own services on my cars as well as engine mods etc. Stuff the stealers i mean dealers haha:)
I can certainly see the sense in that feature @j85063. Having never let pads wear that far before I'd actually never heard what they sound like. Certainly I'd not want to have to rely on them.
I love your stealers term. I may just borrow that one in the future. Thanks!
I agree don't rely on the clip sound feature. Sure you can borrow the stealers term:)
Many times I have seen the wear indicator just on one pad. If the sliding pins don't function correctly you may have uneven pad wear which could result with the metal pad backing coming into contact with your rotor and ruining it. It is always good practice to keep an eye on the pad wear once or 2x/year.
Happy motoring;D
Hi @john89. I completely agree. It's quite common to have asymmetrical wear for any number of reasons and relying on the wearinator (I thought I'd throw in a trendy term to give this reply some sparkle) is a fall back at best.
What I did learn is that delegating out maintenance can't be relied upon so sadly these checks will still need to be conducted by me I suppose. Happy motoring to you too!
Very true and i check mine about once a month or so.