ok peep this, when im on a hill and going down hill and all of a sudden the stop light change from yellow to red, i step on my brake lightly and hold the pedal down untill it finnaly stops, am i pressing too lighty or am i supposed to press it harder and release and continue to do that process of press and release untill i stop? my car is new, only 22,222 miles also am i suppose to hear my brakes slowing down with the radio off and the car coming to a stop? i mean i can hear the brakepad when it makes contact with the rotor, its not a squeal just somthing like when it rain and your brakes are wet and you try and slow down. this my first car so i have no other car to compare brakes with. any answers?
Car brakes dont fail me now!!!?
yeah by right you are suppose to press softly and then a little harder and then softer so it don't heat up or warp your rotors and screw up you calipers, also that noise you hear is evidently normal by the sounds of what you say, you should also remember one other thing a lot of people will be out riding then pull into a car wash That's a NO NO that will warp your
calipers fast when they are hot and then water hits it ba bam,
Car brakes dont fail me now!!!?
You can always take it to Jiffy Lube or Midas if you are unsure.
Your riding your brakes, but that is ok, you'll just wear them out faster, but at least your a safe driver. And yes, some cars you can hear the brakes being used. And you are correct, as long as they aren't squealing or jerking as your stopping they are ok. Generally brakes are good for about 4 years. If you don't drive to often, then they last longer.
its perfactly fine dont worry about it
Use constant pressure to stop.
Jiffy Lube? Are you trying to kill the guy?
Your car might be leaking brakes fluid.
YOU MAY RUN OUT OF BRAKES!!
inspect them for oily wet.
Hopefully your brakes are quiet when you come to a stop, with no noise at all. All brake pads lightly contact the rotors as you drive. Reason is to keep the pads and rotors clean and dry. Nowadays its better to keep constant pressure on the brake petal when stopping. I learned from an instruct er to do it that way preparing for a class 2 truck license. It's been determined through testing that drums / shoes, rotors and pads do not cool enough to warrant pumping the break petal when stopping.
