
Sometimes taking your vehicle to the repair shop to receive an inspection can be costly. As a driver, you need to know what signs to look for which tells you when it’s time to perform a brake repair. Today you’re going to learn what those signs are.
Listen For Noises
One of the most common ways of knowing it’s time to change your brakes is listening for noise in your braking system. You will hear a high pitched squealing sound when pressing on the brakes while driving. This sound occurs because the brake pad is worn. It is possible that the brake pad is worn so bad to the point it is worn down to the metal.
The sound of the metal backing grinding against the rotor produces the sound you hear. If the metal wear indicator brakes off it will be difficult for you to detect how worn your brakes are since the noises will stop. This can be very dangerous because you could be driving around with brakes worn down to the metal and not know it. An easy fix to stop brake squealing is to purchase high end brake pads.
Brake Pedal Hits The Floor
If you step on the brake pedal and it sinks to the floor that means there is a leak in the braking system somewhere. The proper function of the brake pedal is to send a signal to the brake master cylinder which sends pressured fluids to all the wheels. In this …