How To Identify Mercedes-Benz Premature Brake Disc Wear
A car is a collection of important parts. It’s not uncommon for a chain reaction to occur if one part fails. Others may soon follow as a result. Your brakes are part of a very crucial system where your vehicle is concerned. If they fail completely, stopping and slowing can be all but impossible.
For this reason, and more, it’s important to know how to identify Mercedes-Benz premature brake disc wear. This way, brake parts needing replacement can be taken care of and, if the wear was indeed premature, the reason for early wear can hopefully be found and remedied.
Changing Your Brakes – Is It Time?
Your driving habits can have a lot to do with how your brakes wear.
It might be time to replace your pads or discs if you hear a grinding noise when you brake. On brake pads, there is a metal wear indicator. When the brake disc and the wear indicator come into contact, they make that grinding noise. Unfortunately, the pads have probably worn past maximum if you hear this noise, so the discs will need to be replaced.
There are differences in how brake pads and brake discs wear. You can expect the following, however, generally speaking:
- Brake pads – 25,000 to 60,000 miles
- Brake discs – 80,000 to 220,000 miles
If you can catch the grinding noise immediately, before the pad wears completely through, you might not have to change both your pads and your discs.
What Would Cause Disc Brakes to Wear Prematurely
What are some of the reasons why brakes tend to wear out before their time? Here are a few:
- Corroded slide pins
- Driver error
- Abnormal rotor wear
How to Make Your Brakes Last Longer
To make your brakes last as long as possible, one of the best methods is to exercise better driving habits. Fast slowing or coming to an abrupt, hard stop wears out your brakes in an expedited fashion. Apply gentle braking and utilize engine braking to make disc brakes last longer.
As it ages, flexibility is somewhat lost by a piston seal. This can increase pad wear because it causes the brakes to drag. Keep this in mind.
Braking pull or imbalance can be caused by worn callipers. If you’re having one replaced, they should technically be replaced in pairs.
Mercedes-Benz of Smithtown Technicians Can Check Your Brakes
Some people love to work on their own vehicles. Others would much rather leave it to skilled technicians. At Mercedes-Benz of Smithtown, that’s exactly the type of person we have on staff – knowledgeable, skilled technicians. So whether your car needs brakes, a battery, standard preventative maintenance, or something else, we’ve got you covered. But we don’t stop there. Far from it.
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Contact Mercedes-Benz of Smithtown by phoning 877-862-7343 for sales. Call 888-693-2406 for service. We are located at 630 Middle County Rd. in St. James, NY. From our home page, you can automatically click to call us or for service. You’ll also be able to access our hours of operation and maps to help you with your journey.