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> From: Jane or Larry Elliott <elliott@serv.net>
> To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
> Subject: Re: Brake Question
> Date: Tuesday, June 10, 1997 5:46 PM
>
> My Dakota's a 4x4 5 sp'd and has different brakes, but not that
different.
> Mine went 70k miles before the front pads needed to be changed and they
> were just barely at the wear limit which is 0.25 inch (6 mm). If one pad
> is wearing more than the other by a significant amount it's possibly due
> to the caliper not sliding on it's pins (axles).
From owning an automatic, and now a 5 speed, and observing other
people's post re: brake wear, I have detemined that a 5 speed will wear
the brakes less than an automatic, and give longer brake life. Why? Well
with an auto. when you are decelerating you are actually running against
the engine as well as momentum... With a 5 speed, you either use the
engine to assist in slowing the truck (down shifting, or engine braking),
or
you brake with the clutch pushed in (coasting), and only brake against the
momentum of the truck...
I just did a front end brake job, with brake pads at 25%, and had
the rotors turned... The rears still had 75% pad life, and no real wear on
the drums... This was at 65000 miles.
Sam '95 SLT
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