constant brake replacement subaru impreza 2004 1.6cc
By cooperc
@cooperc (1)
May 25, 2006 12:41pm CST
i am replacing the front brakes of my automat icSubaru Impreza 2004 1.6cc every 4 months.I have owned cars for the last 30 yrs and never had this problem.Can anyone explain what the problem could be since my mechanic says he cannot find the problem and some of these cars seem to be like this.
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@Mechanic2 (2)
• United States
4 Jan 07
One of the maintenance items that most car owners do not do is to clean and adjust their rear brakes. When the rear brakes are out of adjustment, that causes most if not all of the braking force to be applied to the front brakes. The braking system was not designed for this added stress and will cause the front pad to wear out faster as well as the front rotors to overheat and warp. After you adjust your rear brakes (or replace them if needed) you will notice that your brake pedal will be higher when pressing down and firmer when braking. You should need to adjust your rear brakes approx every 30K miles. Note this is referring to drum style rear brakes.
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@Ray5840 (2)
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25 May 06
on some brake pad backing plates there are alignment rivets . If the inner pad is placed on the outer side of the caliper the rivets will not line up causing the pad to ware on a angle reducing the life of the brake pad. Mighty auto parts sent out a flyer to make sure these pads were being installed corectly and the flyer covered several brands of cars. Hope this helps, Ray
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@klelliott1984 (108)
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7 Jan 07
the problem is that you brought a 2004 impreza and you only bought the 1600. shocking. lol
@simplyman2006 (1706)
• India
1 Apr 08
if your machanic is saying that these cars have problems like this then you should sold it and take new car.
@angelicfied (928)
• United States
6 Oct 06
Well...I think the logical explanation on this is...You're car is really old,and alot of the things that are up in you're car to help hold the brake,and keep it like it is supposed to be..Are worn out,and you will proably have to wind up replacing the whole thing...Which will cost more money,than to just get you A new car.
@sanojacob (314)
• India
20 Nov 06
i dont have any idea abt this bcoz i even dont saw this vehicle ....sorry
