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Re: Brake Pad Longevity
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Subject: Re: Brake Pad Longevity
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From: [email protected] (John Firestone)
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 13:46:23 +0200 (MET DST)
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>Quick question to E36 owners who drive street only(no track):
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> At approximately what mileage did your front brake pads wear out? I've
>got 66,500 miles on my 1992 and my brake wear sensor light still has not
>come on....brakes still feel great....
Does the Autobahn count as street driving? :) In these parts, it is
pretty normal to replace the front _discs_ every 90 000 km (55 000
miles). The good side of such (ab)use is that your brake pads wear
out before they get a chance to squeal.
- -John
'96 318is
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John Firestone, Alfred Wegener Institut [email protected]
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