Brake Pad Wearage and what Rotors/Pads to Buy

[Ti Kan]

Ryan Gemmill writes:
> A while ago (a little under a year, and probably 12-14K miles) I installed
> my new Jurid brake pads on the front of my 1991 200 FWD with 212K miles
> I purchased them from Rod at TPC.  Keep in mind the Jurids are OE and have
> the sensor for Autocheck. So, I got a light from Autocheck today. I was
> under the impression that pads lasted a little longer than 14,000 miles. Any
> comments? Caliper problems? (Oh.. I drive fairly hard from time to time but
> nothing riceboyish.)

It's possible that the pad wear sensor's connector had come loose or
is not making good electrical contact.  Also it is not uncommon to
have the wear sensor wiring detach from the pad itself.  Before buying
new pads these are worth checking.

> Next... so regardless of how fast Jurids are supposed to wear I'm still
> going to be in need of pads and rotors (they were about ready last time.)
> I've been considering going to a cross-drilled rotor, possibly slotted, and
> a good performace pad that won't have too much dust and won't die quickly.
> Not Metal Masters. Though I do know that those three qualities are hard to
> find together.

Go with slotted instead of cross drilled.  Slotting has all the benefits
of cross drilling, but won't stress crack.  An excellent choice would
be the Ate Powerdiscs with the spiral shaped slotting.  As to pads, if
you don't track your car and want a good street pad, look into Mintex red.
Very low dust, no squeal, and good performance.

-Ti
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