Your Brake Pads – Check Them Often and Stay Safe

Brake pads are key components of your vehicles braking system. They are hydraulically operated each time your apply pressure to your brake pedal. Brake pads (or brake shoes on older cars with drum brakes) are made from extremely tough material that can withstand extreme friction and very high heat. This causes the brake pads wear over time.

Usually the front brake pads will wear faster than rear brake pads because of the stopping power required to slow the inertia of comes from your front brakes. So be aware that will need to replace your front brake pads sooner but always check your rear brakes at the same time to be safe.

You will usually feel or hear a break problem. When the brake pads are worn down and need replacing immediately, you will also start to hear a scraping or grinding sound when you press the brake pedal. This noise comes from metal to metal contact between the worn brake pads and the brake rotor disk. When you hear this metal to metal sound, inspect and repair your brake right away to avoid system failure and expensive repairs.

If you continue to drive on these brakes when you hear this grinding sound you will be dipping into your bank account for expensive repairs. Typically, you will need to replace the brake pads and also the metal surface to which the brake pad is applied. On a car with disc brakes, this metal surface is called a rotor or brake disk. On a car with drum type brakes, the metal surface is called a brake drum. Rotors and brake drums are expensive so it is very important that immediate attention is given to your brakes whenever you hear a grinding or scraping sound.

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