Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - Judge Brake Pad Thickness by Fluid Level?

spearfish25 · 06-04-2010, 11:07 PM

Given that I'm lazy and have little impetus to pull my wheels and check my brake pad thickness, is this feasible?

When I swapped my stock pads for the carbotechs, I noticed I had to remove fluid from the reservoir when I pushed the pistons back in. Along those lines, the carbotech pads have more material on them and I had the brake fluid reservoir at the FULL line when I installed them. Given that it's still on the FULL line, is it safe to assume I still have the majority of my pads left?

06-04-2010, 11:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Judge Brake Pad Thickness by Fluid Level? Given that I'm lazy and have little impetus to pull my wheels and check my brake pad thickness, is this feasible? When I swapped my stock pads for the carbotechs, I noticed I had to remove fluid from the reservoir when I pushed the pistons back in. Along those lines, the carbotech pads have more material on them and I had the brake fluid reservoir at the FULL line when I installed them. Given that it's still on the FULL line, is it safe to assume I still have the majority of my pads left? __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z