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Is It Time To Replace Your Brake Pads?

By Expert Author: Matthew C. Keegan Platinum Expert Author | Article Abstract
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I confess that my interest in passenger cars extends mostly to my personal experience as a driver. I can change the oil, filters, and check routine items for wear and tear, but I car prefer to have my local garage provide most of my maintenance and repairs. After all, if I am spending a lot of time keeping up with the latest changes in the automotive industry, there just isn’t enough time to spend on my cars. Besides, who has a Haynes or Chilton manual handy when you need one?

Not every maintenance check is a difficult one, despite how complicated most cars are today compared to models dating back 20 to 30 years. Computer chips, sensors, and other engineering and technological marvels are now standard on virtually every car sold in America making it seem that you are driving a personal computer on wheels!

When it comes to checking your brake pads for wear and tear, consider the following warnings as evidence that you need to take your car to a mechanic:

* Squealing brakes
* Pulling of the car from one side to the other
* Wheel grabs
* Brake pedal pumping
* Sudden and hard brake pedal
* Spongy brake pedals
* Grinding of the brakes

Most garages offer free brake inspections, so if you aren’t sure that your pads are worn, a mechanic will diagnose your brake system and recommend a course of action. Your garage should provide to you a printed report outlining recommended repairs and the cost for the work which could also include the turning of brake rotors, replacement of brake calipers, etc.

Their estimated price for repairs should be very close to the actual bill for services, taxes and disposal fees extra. If the garage will not provide a written estimate, then take your car elsewhere.

Ignoring the brake warning signs can result in a costly repair bill as well as diminished safety for you and your passengers. Check your brakes every 10,000 miles or more often if you do a lot of stop and go driving, you drive in a hilly area, your vehicle is old, or your brake system is elaborate (ABS, for example).
Matthew C. Keegan

About the Author/Author Bio

Matt Keegan is a freelance automotive writer residing in North Carolina, USA. Matt writers for The Auto Writer which is his personal car blog and for Auto Trends and Mazda Verisa, two resource websites.

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Article Submitted: 2008-04-25 | This Article has been viewed 503 times.

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