Ford Explorer: Lifetime Brakes

What part of the country are you in? There should be multitudes of repair
shops that offer lifetime quality brakes. You will probably only get a one
year warranty on the labor, however.
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not only that but lifetime brake plans usually cost about three or
four times as much as a normal brake job and (usually) doesn't include
rotor turning or replacement. Figure that you need new pads around
every 40k-50k and you won't get your initial investment back until
you've put nearly 200k miles on your car.

You're not getting any deal. The shop is making out like a bandit.
They're betting you'll sell the car before the warranty period expires
and you'll either forget or the warranty won't be transferable to the
new owner.









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Ignoring his agents wishes,"B. Newman" <net>
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if you're only getting 20k out of your pads, you need to get things
checked out. I'm in the DC area and traffic here is *worse* than
Pittsburgh (I've driven both), and get double that in brake life.


 



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Ah-so, glasshoppah...... all roads and conditions are not created equal.
During monsoon season, the mud on our roads will eat the back brakes off a
SuperDuty long before the book says it's time to service the caliper pins.
Driving style, traffic flow and patterns, load carried, quality of the
lining material - these all add to the vagaries regarding brake life, as
well.

Issuing a blanket statement regarding so many areas of vehicle maintenance
can be folly...


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Jim Warman
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From Richard:

I feel real lucky or something. Our '99xls has 49K with the same pads
and my SuperCrew has almost 80K on the same (original) pads. Of course I
almost NEVER stop and the explorer probably will change since the sixteen
year old son has now "acquired" it for his own. BTW the pads still have a
lot of life left.

/Richard

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Maybe B. Newman might have been asking about "Lifetime" pads & shoes from
parts stores. From what I have found at our AutoZone & other retailers, none
of the brake manufacturers offer the lifetime warrantees like they used to.
I got a set of Raybestos Carbon Metallics a couple years ago that were truly
guaranteed for life. When I went to get another set for our other car the
parts guy told me they no longer guarantee them for life against normal
wear, only against manufacturers defects. Another words, if it cracks in
half I get new pads, if it just wears out I buy new ones.

Larry

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It's not the traffic...it's the hills.


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hmmm..excellent point. Maybe I should open up a brake repair business
in San Francisco! ;-)



 



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