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Silly Rabbit, brakes are for internal combustion engines.
If this is indeed the case, then you need to find out why your front brakes are not doing more of the braking. May need to look at proportioning valve. Proportioning valve should be sending about 60% of the braking forces to the front axle. In a real panic stop situation lack of braking power to the steer axle could result in a catastrophe easily avoided with properly working brake system.I have a 2002 Chevy Avalanche with 130,000 miles. My rear pads needed to be replace at 70,000, but my front are still original. They were checked last week when I had new tires installed, and they are still have 50% pad left.
Or if someone is yanking your chain.We finally found one person! I'm curious whether he/she will post to let us know exactly what the mileage was when the pads needed to be changed.
I was actually thinking that the more likely case is that they did have their brake pads replaced after going to a chain autoparts/service store that convinced him/her that the pads were worn enough to replace.Or if someone is yanking your chain.
Regen is on the front axle.If this is indeed the case, then you need to find out why your front brakes are not doing more of the braking. May need to look at proportioning valve. Proportioning valve should be sending about 60% of the braking forces to the front axle. In a real panic stop situation lack of braking power to the steer axle could result in a catastrophe easily avoided with properly working brake system.
Front pads and rotors are larger than rear to account for weight transfer under moderate to heavy braking. If you were to always brake extremely lightly, the front and rear brakes would see similar usage and there smaller rear pads would wear out first. This is actually pretty common in sports car that are driven gently, as the rear brakes are significantly smaller than the front's. It is not necessarily indicative of an issue with the braking system.If this is indeed the case, then you need to find out why your front brakes are not doing more of the braking. May need to look at proportioning valve. Proportioning valve should be sending about 60% of the braking forces to the front axle. In a real panic stop situation lack of braking power to the steer axle could result in a catastrophe easily avoided with properly working brake system.
Seems like you should just clean/resurface the rotors. I guess, if you're at it, you might as well replace the pads. That still wouldn't apply to this poll, which is specifically asking about pads replaced due to wear.I am planning on swapping out the rear pads in the next week or two.
Not because of wear, but because the discs are rusting up through lack of use.
Journalistic hogwash not worthy of my timeI was speaking with a friend the other day about brake wear in EVs. This was prompted by his reading an article that stated that brake dust is the primary harmful pollutant that cars put out. The article then went on to claim that EVs actually produce more brake dust than their ICEV counterparts.
We all know this is erroneous because EVs use their brakes far less frequently and intensely than ICEVs. But when I offered up as an example that I had never heard of a single Volt owner who has replaced brake pads due to wear, it got me thinking, how many of us actually have? I'm not going to include this in the poll, but feel free to comment on your total mileage and your mileage when you replaced your pads (if ever).
Original pads have to be ceramic. They produce very little dust.
but I've never had such clean brakes and rotors before. Anyone driving a BMW knows how dusty those brakes get.
Ain't it the truth! German cars seem to be the worst until you get rid of the factory pads. My Z4 has "starburst" alloys and I spend 45 minutes a week trying to clean all the nooks and crannies. The AMG wheels are easier to clean, but get just as dirty. Never have to worry about the Volt though.
but I've never had such clean brakes and rotors before. Anyone driving a BMW knows how dusty those brakes get.
Dude, yer in Arizona for crying out loud. Try driving in West Virginia some time <grin>.I've never had to replace brake pads on any of my ICE vehicles either. I have put 140,000-175,000 miles on several without ever needing new pads. Maybe it's just the way I drive, but I highly doubt my Volt will ever need any either, as the brakes are used even less.
The main problems are with the automatic transmissions and engine creep in ICEVs. Most drivers with manual transmissions learn how to use the hand brake when stopped so they can rest both feet (clutch and accelerator). Automatic vehicle drivers don't do that, so they tend keep the transmission in "D" (drive) and ride their brakes with the right foot because of the engine creep.