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Re: My brakes are gone...
Posted by Dean (more from Dean) on Tue, 10 Jun 2003 10:43:34
In Reply to: Re: My brakes are gone..., Jason 0W-40, Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:51:43
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Reports by others indicate that when the pads are worn out, the rotors are toast. But with the low cost of aftermarket rotors, just replace them.
I can't see that going downhill with an automatic in a lower gear would decrease the life of the trany.
For manual gear boxes it is not cosidered a good trade off of clutch wear VS brake wear to be gearing down all of the time instead of using the brakes only.
But on a long grade this is a different situation! Gearing down is a must. Consider a 4 mile 6% grade. Thats a decent of 1260 feet. Brakes cannot safely absorb that much energy. That is 4.4 million ft-lb of energy for a 3500 pound vehicle.
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Posts in this Thread:
- My brakes are gone..., Rhonda, Tue, 10 Jun 2003 08:53:45
- Re: My brakes are gone..., Bob T in Ct, Tue, 10 Jun 2003 23:24:50
- Lower Gear (Long), Faux Paws, Tue, 10 Jun 2003 12:57:43
- *IF* you are sure you will turn it in at the end, Stephen Goldberger, Tue, 10 Jun 2003 10:16:08
- Re: My brakes are gone..., Jason 0W-40, Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:51:43
- Yes, you can use a lower gear in an automatic...., REM in Seattle, Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:18:35
- Re: My brakes are gone..., Dean, Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:13:39
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