Date: 16 Feb 2004 07:03:15 GMT From: lkrznopsamcomnospam (LauraK) Subject: Re: Brake disk question
>I just had the 110K kms. service on my '95 900SE and was told that the brake >pads and _disks_ will need replacing soon at a cost of over $AUS700. I've >replaced the disks once before (around 50K kms. I think). I've never >replaced brake disks on any other car and always believed they pretty much >lasted the life of the car with, perhaps a little machining. I was told that >the 'official' Saab line is they they should be between 240 and 210 mms and >mine are now just below that and should be replaced. > >My question to anyone who knows more about it than I do is: is this >replacement unnecessary? Can I just replace the pads and use my 200mm thick >brake disks for a while longer? > Replace them before you destroy the calipers and have to replace those, too. Or worse, have one blow out on you on the road. How often you have to replace them depends on how you drive and how much stopping you do. lauraknopsamousergraphics.com http://www.madmousergraphics.com web design, print design, photography