Front brake pad check (10 000 mile/12 month service)

Routine maintenance and servicing / Front brake pad check (10 000 mile/12 month service)

1 Firmly apply the handbrake, then jack up the front of the car and support it securely on axle stands (see “Jacking and vehicle support”). Remove the front roadwheels.

2 Using a steel rule, measure the combined thickness of the lining and backing of the brake pads on both front brakes. This must not be less than 7.0 mm. Check the inner pad through the hole on the front of the caliper (see illustrations).

2.2a Checking the front brake outer pad linings for wear with a steel rule

2.2b Check the front brake inner pad linings through the hole in the caliper

3 For a comprehensive check, the brake pads should be removed and cleaned. The operation of the caliper can then also be checked, and the condition of the brake disc itself can be fully examined on both sides.

Refer to Chapter 9 for further information.

4 If any pad’s friction material is worn to the specified thickness or less, all four pads must.

be renewed as a set. Refer to Chapter 9.

5 On completion refit the roadwheels and lower the car to the ground.