Brakes.
- Thread starter Mikey P
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Lee Stockwell
FOJL
I have new pads installed every year, usually about 15k miles.
$80. 1 ton Chevy
$80. 1 ton Chevy
Mikey P
Administrator
how worn are they?
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
Usually 80% down.
I hate risking calipers and rotors when pads are so cheap.
I'm hard on brakes.
I hate risking calipers and rotors when pads are so cheap.
I'm hard on brakes.
Mikey P
Administrator
80% in one year?
I'll say...
I'll say...
roro
Member
I don't know - vehicles are usually sold or written off at about 300/350K (about 180/210K in miles) before they need doing
roro
Hack Attack
Member
1 looking tired Toyota Hiace 400,000 kilometres on 2nd set of pads its whole life
2nd bit scruffy Toyota Hiace with 170,000 kilometres on original pads
If my 2017 ford transit doesn't make 150,000 kilometres on its pads I'll be disappointed
2nd bit scruffy Toyota Hiace with 170,000 kilometres on original pads
If my 2017 ford transit doesn't make 150,000 kilometres on its pads I'll be disappointed
Dolly Llama
Number 5
40-60K on front
twice that on rear
..L.T.A.
twice that on rear
..L.T.A.
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
Just went back to check record. $68 to change pads, 24k miles, 15 months.
I carry lots of tools and water.
A tiny price to pay.
I carry lots of tools and water.
A tiny price to pay.
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
We must be some real flat landers.
We carry water and lots of tools but some of our vans over 100,000 to 125,000 and still same brake pads...
We check them often... Would change them when close to needed...
1 ton GM vehicles
We carry water and lots of tools but some of our vans over 100,000 to 125,000 and still same brake pads...
We check them often... Would change them when close to needed...
1 ton GM vehicles
Small town janitorial
Member
30k or so on the front. Double on the back. But then again, I tow big boy loads not just carpet cleaning stuff.
Cleanworks
Moderator
All depends on your loads and terrain. Living in hilly areas are going to eat up brakes faster than living in the prairies. Fresh water tanks are convenient and necessary in some areas but increase your load dramatically. I usually get 2 years on a set of front pads, about 60-70,000 k.
Dolly Llama
Number 5
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GTFO.....
given more carful thought .
It might be at 60K+ for front
My pick-up was bought used , don't know if pads were changed, but recently replaced them when I heard 'em grinding @ 75k
E-250 Super Cargo was bought new... 3 sets front, one set rear in 180K
Momma's ride just turned 67K..original pads
They're about due
..L.T.A.
Mark Saiger
Mr Happy!
GTFO.....
given more carful thought .
It might be at 60K+ for front
My pick-up was bought used , don't know if pads were changed, but recently replaced them when I heard 'em grinding @ 75k
E-250 Super Cargo was bought new... 3 sets front, one set rear in 180K
Momma's ride just turned 67K..original pads
They're about due
..L.T.A.
I know....was thinking about this too and we really do get a lot of miles out of our vehicles....and especially the brakes.
Now if they could just tame down the winter salt would be great on the vehicles bodies....
MerCrewser
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Have you checked the transit boards? There are issues with older transits; calipers were installed upside down at the factory.
I'm still waiting on my Transit. Built 5/31, it's "in transit" with no official delivery date. Last I heard it was on a railcar in Ohio.
I'm still waiting on my Transit. Built 5/31, it's "in transit" with no official delivery date. Last I heard it was on a railcar in Ohio.
KevinD
Member
2 GMC 1 ton vans both exceeding 170k miles.
Both on their 2nd set of brakes.
Look ahead. Anticipate your stops.
Or be like my mother inlaw and ride with 1 foot on the brake.
Both on their 2nd set of brakes.
Look ahead. Anticipate your stops.
Or be like my mother inlaw and ride with 1 foot on the brake.
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
Brakes are cheaper than transmissions.
Cleanworks
Moderator
I always gear down when I can. My transmissions last a long time. In fact I have never replaced one. Usually get a transmission flush every so often.
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
since it's for momma
GTFO.....
given more carful thought .
It might be at 60K+ for front
My pick-up was bought used , don't know if pads were changed, but recently replaced them when I heard 'em grinding @ 75k
E-250 Super Cargo was bought new... 3 sets front, one set rear in 180K
Momma's ride just turned 67K..original pads
They're about due
..L.T.A.
i'll give you some MORE knowlege
two words.........
ceramic pads!
too match the shine
she'll stop on a dime
and bring back the change!
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Not if you do it right. It what it is for, especially heavier vehicles. If constantly stopping and going, transmission and engine benefits at higher rpm as it cools better, and takes heat of the brake pads. Couple that ceramic pads, you go long ways. Truckers do this all the time...
The tranny should last a long time still.
The Great Oz
Member
We sell trucks at 75 to 85k. 1 ton GMC vans with fresh water tank, front pads at 60k. Never do the backs. 3/4 ton GMC vans w/o fresh water, never do the brakes. Seattle has hills like San Francisco. An under 600 pound CDS helps. The mega-slide ins run upward of 1,000 pounds dry, double that with water on board.
Our FedEx guy said his Transit has the brakes replaced every 15k, almost as bad as the early Sprinters. I've also heard complaints that the OEM brake pads wear fast and recommendations are to use a heavier duty pad when you have the brakes done. Or, learn to change pads yourself. Should be a 30 minute job in the driveway.
Our FedEx guy said his Transit has the brakes replaced every 15k, almost as bad as the early Sprinters. I've also heard complaints that the OEM brake pads wear fast and recommendations are to use a heavier duty pad when you have the brakes done. Or, learn to change pads yourself. Should be a 30 minute job in the driveway.
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
We call that a.....pad slap!
Mikey P
Administrator
51 on mine..
Papa John
Lifetime Supportive Member
I think the sprinters are at about 15k-20k miles-- same with tires. 
don't know if its all the weight, hills and parallel parking that cause the extreme wear-- of driving the vans like sport cars!
Its not a cheap repair but not difficult to do on the fronts and one of the rears-- two of the rears are a PIA.
don't know if its all the weight, hills and parallel parking that cause the extreme wear-- of driving the vans like sport cars!
Its not a cheap repair but not difficult to do on the fronts and one of the rears-- two of the rears are a PIA.
Jim Williams
Member
My 2004 half ton Chevy I only replaced twice in 225,000 miles.
Lee must drive like Richard Petty.
Lee must drive like Richard Petty.
ronbeatty
Member
I have 40,000 miles on the Isuzu NQR, should go close to 80,000 miles on front brakes.
Ron K
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Can't imagine you under your Audi.
The Great Oz
Member
I have rotors and EBC RedStuff pads on the way. A7 brakes aren't all that tough. Should take about 90 minutes.
Just dithering about whether to paint the calipers. Too boy-racer for an old guy?
There are a few poorly designed systems that will take many hours and special tools to change: Honda Accord fronts (captive rotors), Ford 1-ton Econoline rears (everything), so if you want to do your own, look up your vehicle on You Tube. If the person doing the video warns you at the beginning that the job is difficult, it probably is.
Just dithering about whether to paint the calipers. Too boy-racer for an old guy?
There are a few poorly designed systems that will take many hours and special tools to change: Honda Accord fronts (captive rotors), Ford 1-ton Econoline rears (everything), so if you want to do your own, look up your vehicle on You Tube. If the person doing the video warns you at the beginning that the job is difficult, it probably is.
