wow..needed new pads in all four corners after 18k
10-25-2005, 10:11 AM
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I replaced them at 18k as well. Below 5mms left at that point.
Doesn't make sense that you did 9 events. I'm not a hack on the brakes, well besides a bunch of hard drives that I did, but still...
The brake light in the cluster came on eventually as well. The replacement definitely wasn't premature.
The brake light in the cluster came on eventually as well. The replacement definitely wasn't premature.
10-25-2005, 10:34 AM
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Wow!
I have 14k mailes and 8 track days and my stock rears are at 50%. My front street pads (carbotech Bobcats) have at least 75% pad left. I use dedicated track pads for the front during track days.
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10-25-2005, 10:36 AM
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Not normal, but not unheard of with VAG brake pad material. As you would imagine, auto manf's have
more than one supplier for most parts, brake pads being no exception. It seems that certain lots or batches of pads have high rates of wear. This is likely compounded by the fact that Audi and VW tend to stress the braking system more than most via their design. VW has had "recalls" (tech bulletins that offer free replacement if customer brings car in an complains...) on soft batches of brake pads in the past. My wife's B5 Passat had the rear pads go out with less than 45k miles of highway driving; the fronts have like 1/2 original thickness left after 75k miles. That car wasn't in the recall, but I've never seen rear pads wear at twice the rate of the fronts before. The brakes were checked and nothing was out of order (such as brake proportioning valve or a sticking caliper). Just rapidly wearing pads.
You either got a bad batch, a less desirable supplier, or both on your vehicle, IMO.
You either got a bad batch, a less desirable supplier, or both on your vehicle, IMO.
10-25-2005, 10:50 AM
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If you want to ease the pain...learn to do your own brake jobs.
it's a pretty straightforward job, and if you're going through pads that quickly...it's probably worthwhile to learn.