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After how many miles do you change the brakes on your car?
It's cold outside and I'm too lazy to go look at my car owner's manual, but how often do you change the brakes on a car - specifically a 2001 Acura TL? This set of brakes probably has 50k miles on it and a lot of it has been city driving. I'm not hard on my brakes, but do more stop and go than I do highway miles.
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- bigrick45Lv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
I recommend changing them when they need it, not by mileage. If you have some experience with a local mechanic, have them check them when you have your tires rotated. They don't really need to be replaced until they wear down to the indicators, which emit a high pitched squeaking or chirping sound.
- LoadnaboxLv 41 decade ago
It also depends on how high quality of pads you put on. A set of ceramic pads will last a lot longer than cheap metal composite.
At 50k with lots of city driving it couldn't hurt to have them looked at, they could be ready to go or they could give another 50k
- FlagMichaelLv 71 decade ago
It varies a lot according to the car and the driver. If you have 50K miles it is definitely time to check them out, but you must be pretty gentle with them to have made it this far. 50K is a lot of miles.
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- joel95exLv 51 decade ago
just look and see how much pad is left between the disk and the backing plate..... i have had most last over 50K .
