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Not a bad instinct (lemmy.world)
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[–] 6 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I had OEM brakepads somehow last 140k miles. Every tire rotation I asked them to check the pads, and every time I was told they didn't need to be replaced.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago* (2 children)

    It's pretty dependent on how gentle you are with them. If you do a lot of highway driving and coast a lot to stay with the pace of traffic, your brake pads will go basically forever. If you have to deal with a lot of traffic lights and stop and go traffic in town, you'll be doing them pretty frequently.

    Pads are pretty easy. I just rebuilt the rear drum brakes on my Civic back in March and that was a proper PITA. So many really strong springs that get hooked in tight places. I mean, it's only like 2 per wheel, but it felt like 8.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Yeah, I coast and use throttle control almost exclusively. I'll even coast up to a red light so I don't have to accelerate as much when it turns green.

    Apparently Harbor Freight sells a tool that makes compressing the springs super easy (relatively)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Is your car electric or hybrid? We're at 120k with our prius and the brakes look fantastic, since most of the time we're using magnets instead of the brake pads to stop

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