When to change brake pads?

I have a Honda Accord 2000, with 40K. I just wonder when does it need a brake
job, and how do I know it. My other car (Nissan Sentra) have the brake pads
replaced around 40K.

 

Obviously, it depends on what type of driving you do. My '98 Accord has 55K
miles of mostly around town driving with the orginal pads front and rear,
and it looks like I'll get another 5-10K out of them. I plan on replacing
them regardless this fall.

 

Like when you fill gas; you change them when they're worn down.
Sometimes the brakes will make a high pitched noise when you are
simply driving. This is caused by a strip of metal rubbing against
the rotors. This is an indication your pads are getting thin. But
you can't count on this. Take the wheels off and have a look unless
your wheels expose the brakes.

 

I have a '98 Accord with 125,000+ miles on it at the moment and I'm still
on my original front disks and rear pads. According to the dealer at the
120K service, both front and rear weren't to the halfway point on wear
yet. Most of my mileage has been highway mileage...

 

Just wait for the wear indicators to squeal, or when the tech at service
time says they are almost gone.

My 98 Accord MT has 90K and the front pads (original) still have 30%
left. (My '87 pads went at 50K).

Just drive it.

 

When the pads are worn. You need to do a visual inspection. Some brakes
have squeal indicators to let you know the pads are getting thin. The problem
is that if you ignore the squeal at first, it goes away after a while. Mileage
alone does not tell you when to change the pads.

 

||> I have a Honda Accord 2000, with 40K. I just wonder when does it need a
brake
||> job, and how do I know it.

Take it for a brisk drive down a windy mountain road.
If you have a personal religious experince enroute, you need to change the pads.
Texas Parts Guy

 

When you rotate the tires or otherwise have the wheels off as part of
regularly scheduled maintenance, inspect and measure the brake pads.
When their thickness is at or below the minimum value listed in the
service manual, replace them.