Help:05LE Life of Brake Pad/Shoes
While I was driving home from work today I noticed a very audible metal clank sound coming from underneath the driver side. It sounded like a thick pipe being dragged on the pavement at slow speeds but only audible for a few seconds at a time. It only happens while the car is moving/braking. While I had the window rolled down it almost occurs more frequently when I brake or when I tap the brakes but not always.
I have 51K miles on my 05 LE. The car has seen easy city driving most of its life. I recently replaced the front brake pads about 3 weeks ago with ceramic Raybestos Adv Technology, FF rating. The factory pads were 95% worn out on the drivers side and 90% on the passenger. Yes, 95%, a piece of the thin friction material chipped off while I was prying off the pads from the rotors. I'm still on front factory rotors (rotors were still very thick), didn't have them machined because they felt smooth. The pads felt broken in after the 2nd week and had a good bite to them compared to my factory pads.
Looked underneath when I got home there was nothing obviously hanging out. So I have had no noise up until today. Right now I suspect the factory rear brake shoes since they have 51K on them as well. The shoes have never been checked because I thought shoes wear out a lot slower than the pads that provide most of the stopping power.
So how long do shoes typically wear out on Corollas under city driving conditions? My shoes might have been doing more than the normal amount of the stopping since the front pads were almost worn down to the metal. Could it be something else? Are there any guides out there for brake shoes?
Its too dark to check the condition of the rear shoes right now. I just need a game plan for tomorrow. Hopefully I can find some good DIYs. Your help is appreciated.
Last edited by sunfire; 09-17-2010 at 04:59 PM.
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