Average lifespan for brake pads?

[electricfurnace]

Any ideas what the average lifespan for rear brake pads on a 172? And fronts? Cheers

 

[-Leigh-]

Depends how often you brake.

Can get 30k out of a set of pads if you don't brake often or hard.

 

[DMS]

I've had the same rear pads for nearly 2 years and they've still got half the material left on them.
Fronts I've got through a set about once every 6 months, but I do brake very heavily very often...

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

hmmmm my front pads must be nearly 2 years let alone the rears :S i know the rears are due a change...

 

[manicmidlander]

Fronts on a Trophy lasted me 34,000 miles ( 4 Years ) and still got the original rears on after 4.5 years. I so drive like a Granny though - having 6 points will do that to you.

 

[scotty2hotty81]

Any ideas what the average lifespan for rear brake pads on a 172? And fronts? Cheers

difficult to put a lifespan on brakes, boy racer?, cruiser?, motorway? or round town?

check and change when due.

 

[gashead1105]

Rear pads and discs on my car look like they've never been changed - but probably will be tomorrow. Front pads also need a change - 5,000 miles and 4 trackdays!

 

[Munson]

I went through 2 sets of fronts and no sets of rears in 57k miles. Not including track use.

 

[Teds]

6000 road miles for me. And new discs allround every year.
Tyres about the same to.

I do live in Yorkshire though.

 

[sgtbash999]

My original fronts lasted about 24k. I changed to DS2500 then which are still on the car & I'm coming up to 51k now. Cars going for MOT on Tuesday so we'll see how they are.

Original rears lasted me about 36k

I haven't done any track days though & my 50 mile commute doesn't require huge amounts of braking so the brakes only really get abused at the weekend! lol

 

[clio_luke]

what is the min thickness for pads? just when the brake surface has nearly disappeared?

 

[Henry]

it does vary a lot, depending on driving, but you can wear them down in no time if there are problems with the calipers, especially the rears

re^; some have a slot down the middle that you can use to judge.
should replace them well before 2-3mm i'd have said, esp. if they're wearing unevenly across the pad