after how many miles do break pads in a toyota corrolla verso need to be changed?

wordcount · 23-12-2008 7:54pm #1

After how many miles do break pads on a toyota corolla verso need to be changed

crosstownk · 23-12-2008 7:59pm

It's not something that can be accurately predicted. It depends on many factors - driving style, condition of discs, quality of pads, etc.

Generally front pads will not last as long as rear ones.

Tipsy Mac · 23-12-2008 7:59pm

Depends how it's driven but I'd say as a guide roughly 30-40k miles would need to be replaced.

Anan1 · 23-12-2008 7:59pm

Depends entirely on how it's driven.

wordcount · 23-12-2008 8:06pm

Tipsy mac nice thats great thanks,

macnab · 23-12-2008 8:17pm

I have seen pads last as much as 70,000 miles and as little as 15,000 miles, 40,000 would be a good ball park figure.

Anan1 · 23-12-2008 8:23pm

Also bear in mind that automatics eat pads compared to manuals.

Plug · 23-12-2008 8:31pm

Anan1 wrote: »

Also bear in mind that automatics eat pads compared to manuals.

Why is that?

Anan1 · 23-12-2008 8:43pm

The brakes get used a lot more on autos, as they don't generally have much in the way of engine braking.

Mycroft H · 23-12-2008 9:06pm

Wen you hear the brakes squealing you know they need replacing soon! But normally they would last up to 50k

Type 17 · 23-12-2008 10:41pm

Squealing brakes are not necessarily an indication of wear - more likely an indication of usage: usually lots of city driving with low-speed non-aggressive braking, which is why squealing is more common in buses and taxis.

OP, there is no given mileage for changing brake pads, just check them regularly by observation through the wheel rims and change them when there is about 2-5 mm of friction material left on the brake shoe.

crosstownk · 23-12-2008 10:42pm

Type 17 wrote: »

Squealing brakes are not necessarily an indication of wear

Toyotas have a built-in device that squeals when the pad is low..........

Type 17 · 23-12-2008 10:49pm

crosstownk wrote: »

Toyotas have a built-in device that squeals when the pad is low..........

OK, on vehicles other than certain Toyotas, squealing brakes are not necessarily an indication of wear.

Mycroft H · 23-12-2008 10:58pm

crosstownk wrote: »

Toyotas have a built-in device that squeals when the pad is low..........

Thats what i was talking about!! I'm not a total gobsh!te, i have a decent understanding in mechanics

BeardyGit · 23-12-2008 11:06pm

landyman wrote: »

Thats what i was talking about!! I'm not a total gobsh!te, i worked in a mechanics for the last three summers and my da was a mechanic for years

My Da was a mainline engineer. Doesn't mean I know anything about 10KV substations.

I worked for a Publican for several summers when I was a pimple faced yoof. Doesn't mean I know anything about the trade in reality.

Volvo's also have 'squeelers' built in to their pads. My last rears needed doing at just under 20k, fronts have 30k on 'em now and started to squeel a couple of days ago.

towel401 · 23-12-2008 11:06pm

why not take off the wheels and check how much is left on them instead of asking interweb randomers?

Type 17 · 23-12-2008 11:28pm

landyman wrote: »

Thats what i was talking about!! I'm not a total gobsh!te, i have a decent understanding in mechanics

Well, you didn't specify that some manufacturers' pads have devices built into them, and some brakes just squeal, due to other factors...

Reading back on this thread, it's discussions/threads like this that discourage me from using the motors section of boards.ie - loads of posters seem to be more interested in being right/proving others wrong than they are in being sociable and helpful to others...

Mycroft H · 23-12-2008 11:29pm

Gil_Dub wrote: »

My Da was a mainline engineer. Doesn't mean I know anything about 10KV substations.

I worked for a Publican for several summers when I was a pimple faced yoof. Doesn't mean I know anything about the trade in reality.

Volvo's also have 'squeelers' built in to their pads. My last rears needed doing at just under 20k, fronts have 30k on 'em now and started to squeel a couple of days ago.

My granda was a mailine esb engineer too but i wouldnt know what a 10kv substation is..... I dont claim to know things that i dont know

Now cars are a different, iv been round land rovers, discos, mercs, corrolas, patrols, bluebirds (and yes it still works), plenty of things..... I had a mechanic tryin to tell me my engine was knackered cos the oil pressure light came on at idle, but i knew that it was no cause for concern on extra high milers......

In other words, i claim to have a more than a general laypersons knowledge on mechanics and cars. However i'm not in it 40 or 50 years, so if im not sure about advice i'm givin; a: i wont post it or b: or ill go along the lines 'i think its xyz but ask someone else' :-)

EDIT: Sorry, should hav specified; generally brakes squeek or whine when: a. The lining on the brake pad is worn down to the backing or to the warnin surface. B. When a stone or lump of grit gets caught between the disc and the sheild

after how many miles do break pads in a toyota corrolla verso need to be changed?

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