[SEl] - Interesting Brake Pad Wear Sensor Technology/Information

[Richard Fink Sr]

Rick that is why they replaced them with some thing more expensive. The 
auto industry can't let any thing that works and is not expensive remain.
R Fink
PA







At 08:36 AM 12/1/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>That sounds about right Francis.  I always thot the squeakers worked just
>fine.
>
>Take Care,
>RickinMt.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <FRM8198 at aol.com>
>To: <SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 7:32 AM
>Subject: [SEl] - Interesting Brake Pad Wear Sensor Technology/Information
>
>
> > Hi List,
> > Some of the newer cars have sensors mounted on the brake pads to  let you
> > know that the pads need replacement.  On my car they  are located on the
> > inter
> > pads.  These sensors are just wires molded in  a plastic piece that fits
> > onto a
> > slot on the pad.  They are positioned so  that the rotor wears through the
> > sensor/plastic and breaks the circuit before  the worn brake pads backing
> > metal
> > plate touches the rotor.
> > Needless to say, I didn't realize that the sensors actually wore  out and
> > needed replacing along with the pads.  Yes, after replacing the  pads, I
> > was
> > still getting the notice to change out the brake pads.   Surprising, the
> > replacement sensors cost more than the brake pads.  The  parts house
> > personnel where I
> > buy most of my parts were not aware that the  sensors had to be replaced
> > along
> > with the pads.
> >
> > Francis  Maciel
> > Santa Maria, CA
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > SEL mailing list
> > SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com
> > http://www.stationary-engine.com/mailman/listinfo/sel
> >
>_______________________________________________
>SEL mailing list
>SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com
>http://www.stationary-engine.com/mailman/listinfo/sel