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My 05 SSR has 34,000 miles and I've owned it since it had 500 miles. I've never had any problems with the brakes and each time it is up on a hoist for an oil change, wheel alignment or tires, the brake pads look good.
I recently had it in for an oil change and the technician asked if I had ever had the brakes serviced (take of callipers, lube stuff, inspect rotors and pads). I said no and thought that this was just a thing that shops/techs say to make extra money. After I thought about it, I reflected on the words: "you should service your brakes to insure everything is working properly because YOU NEVER KNOW FOR SURE!"
So... A few weeks later I take the R in for a brake service and when they pull of the front wheels they discover the inside of the rotors are getting rusty AND when they take off the callipers the outside pads have five mm and the inside pads have less than one mm and are done! Apparently the rust had also affected the pressure of the inside callipers and caused unequal and excessive wear on the inside pads. The rear pads all had five mm equally and everything was working fine.
End result: new pads and rotors installed on the front and the rear brakes serviced and I'm good for another 12 years - except I'll be more attentive to servicing my brakes more often.
Happy & safe motoring!
Don
I recently had it in for an oil change and the technician asked if I had ever had the brakes serviced (take of callipers, lube stuff, inspect rotors and pads). I said no and thought that this was just a thing that shops/techs say to make extra money. After I thought about it, I reflected on the words: "you should service your brakes to insure everything is working properly because YOU NEVER KNOW FOR SURE!"
So... A few weeks later I take the R in for a brake service and when they pull of the front wheels they discover the inside of the rotors are getting rusty AND when they take off the callipers the outside pads have five mm and the inside pads have less than one mm and are done! Apparently the rust had also affected the pressure of the inside callipers and caused unequal and excessive wear on the inside pads. The rear pads all had five mm equally and everything was working fine.
End result: new pads and rotors installed on the front and the rear brakes serviced and I'm good for another 12 years - except I'll be more attentive to servicing my brakes more often.
Happy & safe motoring!
Don