TOY: Re: brake pads

["Bomber" <bomber@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

make sure you rears are adjusted properly and your proportioning valve is
working... you may be using the front brakes way more than the rear....this
would lead to premature wear on the pads.

Bomber

----- Original Message -----
From: Karl Bellve, Ph.D. <Karl.Bellve@umassmed.edu>
To: Toyota 4x4Wire.com <toyota@4x4wire.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 7:52 AM
Subject: TOY: brake pads


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> I seem to be going through front brake pads 2 to 3 times a year. I don't
> think I use my brakes that hard! But the truck will stop very quickly
> and I am pleased with the pads stopping performance but not with their
> life or the amount of brake dust they generate. I use the best I can buy
> at Advance Auto (something silver?). What do other people use?
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