Hey High Mileage Guys

How long have your brake shoes lasted? I understand the rear brakes can go first. We have 75K on our TCH and all is going well but I was curious about the brake show life. Thanks a Bunch for your input!

 

At 123,000 miles mine still look really good. Not like new but pretty close. Also, the rotors are just now starting to get a little bit of a lip. Just barely...

I have read that some people have had problems with the rears. Not the case on mine so far.

The only real problem we have had is the water pump @ 114,000 miles and I have a Pinging (detonation) problem that I have yet to figure out.

 

Did rear pads at about 100,000 miles,didn't REALLY need them but about ready. Now at about 117,000 and front are still at about 75%.

 

does not have brake shoes, has brake pads.

I had to replace mine at around 50 000, gone. Seen several posts complaining that they wore out unusually fast.

 

I mean - I had to do ALL FOUR wheels.

 

I had a dragging rear pad at 40k. Replaced the rears. Front look good at 50k. Pads are very simple.to swap..

 

Over 100,000 on mine right now and they look like they will make it at least to the 150,000 to 175,000 mark.

 

Rears started wearing in very uneven way, all of the sudden on one side went to the metal, so had to change them at about 75k. I think calipers froze at some point. Fronts are original, still good at 115k.
For the person changing 4 pads at 50k, there is something wrong there. I drive very aggressively, mostly in heavy stop and go traffic and at 50K pads looked like new on mine.

 

Also had a rear pad start dragging on the rotor at about 35K miles which needed service. At 65K miles now with no other work done...

 

At 75K now. All four look like new.

It probably depends on how often you actually use the mechanical brakes. Gentle 'braking' uses the electric motor. The mechanical brakes are used only when you have to stomp on the pedal, or when you are almost stopped.

I do press them rather firmly, at least once or twice a week, when I back out of the driveway. Mechanical brakes do their "adjustment" when you operate them while traveling in reverse. They do need the periodic adjustment.