"jminer" (jminer)
03/15/2018 at 12:03 • Filed to: None
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"jminer" (jminer)
03/15/2018 at 12:03 • Filed to: None | 1
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My 12 Focus hatch had a slight shudder in the brakes when I bought it a year and a half ago that’s gotten much worse in the last few months. It got bad when I went to Denver right before Christmas and drove a lot in the mountains - not a great time to have questionable faith in your brakes...
A county road in the Roosevelt National Forest not far from Rocky Mountain National Park
So with Spring right around the corner I ordered new Wagner rotors and pads last week and everything arrived in time for the weekend. Saturday was beautiful here around 60 degrees so I tore into it.
I believe in getting the most out of my components - but I ran these pads a little too long. Old on top, new on bottom there, the rotor was also groovy as hell (not in a good way).
About $125 in parts and an hour of my time (not counting a tool run) well worth it - should have done this 6 months ago.
All new and Shiny!
I did it just in time as Sunday it snowed 5 inches at my house - the dog was happy it snowed and I was thrilled I stopped procrastinating on Saturday and got it done!
Doggo for your time!
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> jminer
03/15/2018 at 12:36 |
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I ran my pads down to the metal on my Mazda3. One day they were fine, the next they were squealing like a stuck pig. I couldn’t believe how far they went with no degradation in braking performance.
OPPOsaurus WRX
> jminer
03/15/2018 at 12:51 |
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Manual or Auto? if Auto, have u had any trans issues?
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jminer
> OPPOsaurus WRX
03/15/2018 at 13:07 |
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5 speed, I won’t own a small car in an auto. Took me 3 months to find one in stick used though...
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jminer
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
03/15/2018 at 13:09 |
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Yeah, outside of the shudder and a low brake fluid light a couple months back no issue with performance. Got these maybe a month before they hit the metal on metal.