I'm always wary
of wearing my brakes (and particularly the correlation between braking and gas mileage), so I try to avoid hitting them when it's possible.
Like
how worn the brake pads are, since not everyone would know what they look like new and worn out.
If it has been driving fine since then, all you have probably done is
worn the brake pads down.
A similar noise can be made
from worn brake caliper guide pins, which allow the brake caliper to «float» side - to - side as the brake pads wear.
Before the days of fuel injection, I would very uncertain about
which wears the brakes more because (for example) maybe fuel is drawn in to the combustion chamber even though you aren't pressing the accelerator.
I've read that if I tow something too heavy, I could damage the engine or transmission from over-heating, and could
excessively wear the brakes or not be able to stop nearly well enough.
Hardly noticeable at low speed, but at 130 - 140 km / h, I sometimes can hear that noise of a hot /
worn brake again and the brake is significantly hotter than the one on the other wheel after that.
If you have
worn brake linings, it will take more more pressure on the brakes to slow the car.
Worn Brake Shoes: This is basically the drum brake version
of worn brake pads for disc brakes.
Seems very reliable so far apart from a glitch
with worn brakes from Honda Approved dealership when I bought the car.
Both my mom's car and my girl friends have
worn brakes.
I suspect, however, that your sound is more likely to be
worn brakes.
If a car is serviced every 5k miles, I would be able to catch
the worn brakes before rotors need to be replaced.
Vehicle performance: A vehicle with good, grippy tires and new brake pads will stop much faster than one with less traction and
worn brake pads.
The replacement of expendable maintenance items (such as spark plugs, filters, worn wiper blades,
worn brakes, worn clutches, worn tires) when the replacement is not due to a defect in material or workmanship.
Our well -
worn brakes were marginal at best.
The second compensates for unbalanced wheels or
worn brakes that would cause shimmy.
And if it were about public safety, real auto inspections would be brought back to get the cars off the road with bald tires and
worn brakes and no headlights.