Re: Front brake life

From: Jason Yates (onebad4x4dak@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Feb 10 2001 - 21:20:50 EST


You did well. I had the same thing happen, but at 35K. What
can you do? The auto manufacturers clearly have a good thing
going . . . make things wear out and the 90% of people who don't
do their own maintenance work on their vehicles have to come
back to your service department. Just another example of the
MAN sticking it to 'ya . . . well, he can't keep me down! ;)

JY

--- Tomdamit@aol.com wrote:
> Haven't posted to the list lately but thought you all should
> be aware I had
> to do front brakes on my '98 CC Dak this morning. Heard 'em
> making strange
> noises although looking through the slots in the wheels at the
> outside of the
> discs, they looked fine. The wear was on the inside. Got to
> the rivets on
> the left inside face of the disc. Had to replace the disc.
> This at 47,000
> miles. Were I any of you, I would start looking REALLY close
> at about
> 40,000. Rear drum shoes are about 40% gone at this point.
> Just an FYI for
> all of you out there.
>
> Tom
> Riverside, CA
> '98 CC V8 Flame red w/flares &
> full Hotchkis 2/3 + Bilsteins
>
> Most recent addition of '00 HD Superglide

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