Posted by Steve Giannoni on January 16, 2009, 5:06 pm
'01 Prius with about 50K miles. 3 of the 4 front brake pads have come
unattached from backing plate metal. Pads held in approximate position
by surrounding parts preventing brake failure. All 4 replaced ...
Posted by Steve Giannoni on January 16, 2009, 5:36 pm
Please excuse duplicate posting ....
On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:06:15 -0500, Steve Giannoni
>'01 Prius with about 50K miles. 3 of the 4 front brake pads have come
>unattached from backing plate metal. Pads held in approximate position
>by surrounding parts preventing brake failure. All 4 replaced ...
Posted by Michael Pardee on January 17, 2009, 4:38 am
> '01 Prius with about 50K miles. 3 of the 4 front brake pads have come
> unattached from backing plate metal. Pads held in approximate position
> by surrounding parts preventing brake failure. All 4 replaced ...
Interesting - I had heard of this sort of thing happening but never saw it
until I recently looked at the pads in my son-in-law's old Taurus. Two of
them separated as you describe. I think it was a bad batch.
Mike
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>unattached from backing plate metal. Pads held in approximate position
>by surrounding parts preventing brake failure. All 4 replaced ...