Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 09:55:32 +0800 From: "Bill" <nonospam.com> Subject: Re: Brake disk question
"Steve B." <prettygoodnospamything.com.au> wrote in message news:BC5688F4.2AD5F%prettygoodnospamything.com.au... > 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? > > Thanks in advance, > Steve = : ^ ) > Where in Australia are you. And which dealer do you go to.