Do these pads need replacing?
Do these pads need replacing?
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Tom _M

Original Poster:

451 posts

100 months

Wednesday 7th October 2020
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Just checking over pads on car, and this one looked a bit low relative to others. Need to replace?




bearman68

4,941 posts

162 months

Wednesday 7th October 2020
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Not a lot on them is there. Replacement though is not essential. When is it easiest to do them?

LunarOne

7,338 posts

167 months

Wednesday 7th October 2020
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I may well be mistaken but that looks like the pad carrier backing plate rather than the pad itself. The pad should look thick and meaty, and yours looks like it's totally worn through!

magpie215

5,040 posts

219 months

Wednesday 7th October 2020
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Replace

eltax91

10,771 posts

236 months

Wednesday 7th October 2020
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Presume picture 2 in the inboard pad and picture 1 the outboard?

Picture 2, to me, looks like is about to start having the disc meet the backing plate of the pad. Which’ll feck your discs in short order.

Change, and asap

GreenV8S

31,025 posts

314 months

Wednesday 7th October 2020
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Hard to be sure from the pictures, but it looks as if the pad has worn down so far the backing plate is almost touching the disc and is about to fall out of the caliper.

paintman

7,860 posts

220 months

Wednesday 7th October 2020
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GreenV8S said:
Hard to be sure from the pictures, but it looks as if the pad has worn down so far the backing plate is almost touching the disc and is about to fall out of the caliper.
Looks that way to me too.
Immediate action needed.

Tom _M

Original Poster:

451 posts

100 months

Wednesday 7th October 2020
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Cheers all, will get them sorted then

finishing touch

818 posts

197 months

Thursday 8th October 2020
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If one pad wears more than the other then something is wrong, stiff or corroded.