Brake pad squeal indicators???

[Delpie]

Just tonite(Thanksgiving eve) my squeal indicators sensing low brake pad started and I have a lot of driving to do over Thanksgiving. Does anyone know how many miles (stop and go) (not heavy highway) you can go before the material is worn down all the way?? The squeal sound is horrible but I don't want to do any rotor damage. Someone at a dealership once told me you can go 400-500 miles on the indicators.

Any advice .....I'll save you a drumstick!
Thanks
Neil

 

[Tegger (5)]

(Delpie) spake unto the assembled masses in

Just tonite(Thanksgiving eve) my squeal indicators sensing low brake pad started and I have a lot of driving to do over Thanksgiving. Does anyone know how many miles (stop and go) (not heavy highway) you can go before the material is worn down all the way?? The squeal sound is horrible but I don't want to do any rotor damage. Someone at a dealership once told me you can go 400-500 miles on the indicators.

Sure. If your driving consists of 100% highway and you never touch the brake pedal ever. Get them done now, even at Midas if necessary. You WILL score your rotors very soon if you do not.

 

[jim (archive)]

Just tonite(Thanksgiving eve) my squeal indicators sensing low brake pad started and I have a lot of driving to do over Thanksgiving. Does anyone know how many miles (stop and go) (not heavy highway) you can go before the material is worn down all the way?? The squeal sound is horrible but I don't want to do any rotor damage. Someone at a dealership once told me you can go 400-500 miles on the indicators.

Any advice .....I'll save you a drumstick!
Thanks
Neil

you got about one week or two of driving with it before it goes: metal to metal, maybe more, but i would not want that long.. do it in about one week and save yourself the grief?????

 

[BillW]

You may not have any time at all. Pads don't wear evenly. Many times the inside pads will wear faster than the front. It may be the inside pads are gone and the sequel is coming from the metal to metal contact. If you can't do it yourself get them checked immediately. It's is only your life.....

 

[fluffy]

It just depends. Though I have never driven it all the way to metal to metal, I have pushed the limit of my pads but I have driven for about a month (~1,500 miles)with combined city/highway before I replace my pads after the indicators started giving me the noise. Upon careful inspection of the pads I had removed... I probably could've gone another month or more with it. 400-500 miles is kinda low... unless it's stop and go traffic for 400 miles.