Altamar
Senior Member
My story starts with the usual one of a MB dealer saying my front pads are 90% worn and in the opinion of the technician the discs should be done at the same time. That'll be the best part of £500 sir.
I politely refused and have today checked the car myself.
The discs are well over published minimum thickness criteria, so I won't be changing them this time.
The pads (which started life at 12mm) were just over 5mm remaining (so not 90% worn then?) but I can't see any suggested minimum online.
So, my question is whether there is a recommended minimum thickness for pads?
I suspect the answer is different if you are a technician being encouraged to up-sell, but I would be interested to hear from owners/engineers who have evidence based rationale please.
I know I could wait for the warning light to come on (which it seems to do at around 2mm BTW) but I try to take a planned maintenance approach.
Thoughts?
(Oh, and before anyone says it I know it's not just MB dealers who try to up-sell pads and discs. Honda have done the same with my wife's car recently)
I politely refused and have today checked the car myself.
The discs are well over published minimum thickness criteria, so I won't be changing them this time.
The pads (which started life at 12mm) were just over 5mm remaining (so not 90% worn then?) but I can't see any suggested minimum online.
So, my question is whether there is a recommended minimum thickness for pads?
I suspect the answer is different if you are a technician being encouraged to up-sell, but I would be interested to hear from owners/engineers who have evidence based rationale please.
I know I could wait for the warning light to come on (which it seems to do at around 2mm BTW) but I try to take a planned maintenance approach.
Thoughts?
(Oh, and before anyone says it I know it's not just MB dealers who try to up-sell pads and discs. Honda have done the same with my wife's car recently)