Brakes longevity

larman2001 · #1 09-03-2003, 09:36 PM

Hi,
New to the forum.

My wife has an SE-r and it has only 24,000kms / 15,000 miles on the odometer, and just had to replace her rotors and pads (front only). Is this normal?? Does anyone else have a similar story?

Thanks,

Larry

sr20de4evr · #2 09-03-2003, 11:47 PM

no that's not very normal, but I have a couple questions

1) does she brake hard?
2) is it an auto?

larman2001 · #3 09-04-2003, 06:57 AM

I don't believe she brakes hard, and yes, it is an auto.

What do you think?

sr20de4evr · #4 09-04-2003, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by larman2001

I don't believe she brakes hard, and yes, it is an auto.

What do you think?

See I have this theory goin on about brakes. I've noticed that autos tend to mow through brakes and rotors much faster than manuals and I think it has to do with the fact that when you stop in an auto the brakes heat up, then when you come to a stop you still have to hold on the brakes pretty hard to stay stopped. This constant pressure on one part of a hot rotor can cause it to warp over time. In a manual on the other hand when you stop you barely have to touch the brakes or not even touch them at all. My friend with a 2000 Maxima SE auto has around 40k miles on it and he's gone through numerous pads and rotors and the brakes just plain suck. I have about 35k miles on my 5-spd sentra and I'm still on the original pads and rotors with no problems.

I really don't know what to tell you, with brakes anything is possible really. I would just keep an eye on them and see how it does. If only a couple of the pads are wearing abnormally fast then there might be a problem, but it might just be that the rotors got warped and then wore the pads down a little faster than normal.

If it happens again you might want to try getting some Brembo blank rotors and some aftermarket pads, maybe Axxis Metalmasters or something and see if keeps doing it.

larman2001 · #5 09-04-2003, 05:25 PM

Thanks for your input.

I'll keep you apprised

SkyTorch · #6 09-09-2003, 04:30 AM

I've never really thought about it, but the theory is sound. In an auto, you have to hold to brake keep the engine from pulling the car forward as well as stop the car. I will say this, I'll never get my discs rotored again. My brakes slipped, especially during a hard stop, until I got new discs. The old discs were only turned once, but the extra millimeter or so made a difference.

joncrane · #7 11-22-2003, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SkyTorch

I've never really thought about it, but the theory is sound. In an auto, you have to hold to brake keep the engine from pulling the car forward as well as stop the car. I will say this, I'll never get my discs rotored again. My brakes slipped, especially during a hard stop, until I got new discs. The old discs were only turned once, but the extra millimeter or so made a difference.

actually that's probably due to the surfacing fo the rotors, not the thickness. brakes can be very picky if they did not put a proper non-directional swirl on the rotors and clean them off really well.

raoulz · #8 11-22-2003, 09:34 AM

what can i do to a 04 nissan sentra se R spec V? got it last night, need some ideas will post pic later, engine, body, sound, etc...

sr20de4evr · #9 11-22-2003, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by raoulz

what can i do to a 04 nissan sentra se R spec V? got it last night, need some ideas will post pic later, engine, body, sound, etc...

You just got it last night and you're having problems with the brakes?
Or did you mean to post a new thread asking everything you should do to your new car without researching to see what's out even there?

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