How many miles you had before you replaced brake pads
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B16RacerN2NR
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- 2006 Mazda 5
It more or so depends on driving style but I had to change my front pads @ 27k. The rears still have a little life left right now and i'm at 49k. The rear pads are a pain in the ass to change so it looks like I gotta take it to midas or the stealership 
Compared to what? Most rear pads start out smaller than front pads... and wear more slowly. I'd look up the specs before taking his/her word.
It more or so depends on driving style but I had to change my front pads @ 27k. The rears still have a little life left right now and i'm at 49k. The rear pads are a pain in the ass to change so it looks like I gotta take it to midas or the stealership
why is rear pads hard to replace compare to front onnes?(help)
Zenderfall
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- 2007 White Mazda5
Compared to the Mazda3 which uses the same brake pads/brake system but the car is lighter. The Mazda5 being heavier, has more mass to stop with the same brakes-will wear out more quickly.
B16RacerN2NR
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- 2006 Mazda 5
I tried to replace mine and there is something on the back of the pad that goes against the caliper piston. It's like an engraved ring on the caliper piston and the pad kinda clips on to the piston... It's weird. Wish I had a picture...
I still don't think 400 pounds is suddenly going to make the rear pads wear "very fast" compared to a Mazda3.
"Very fast" would be brake wear on a GMC Suburban.
"Very fast" would be brake wear on a GMC Suburban.
was98strat
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that sounds like a brake defect!! hope you got it warrantied! I've never heard of both pads and rotors wearing that fast on a car before!!
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- 2008 Mazda5 5MT Sport w/ Popular Package
M5 brake pad question
2006 M5
20K miles
was making a grinding noise when braking so I replace the front pads. To my surprise, the pads look fine...not much wear...but the grinding diminished somewhat...have replace the driver side rear pads (kind of a bee-yotch till I figured it out)...question is...are the brake pads designed to make that kind of noise so you change them? come to think of it, it started making the grinding noise AFTER I got it back from the dealer after some service. Thanks in advance.....
2006 M5
20K miles
was making a grinding noise when braking so I replace the front pads. To my surprise, the pads look fine...not much wear...but the grinding diminished somewhat...have replace the driver side rear pads (kind of a bee-yotch till I figured it out)...question is...are the brake pads designed to make that kind of noise so you change them? come to think of it, it started making the grinding noise AFTER I got it back from the dealer after some service. Thanks in advance.....
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rweatherford
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Was it just rust on the rotors making the noise?
Re : grinding noise
Don't think so. It wasn't just squeaky, it was a grinding noise that could be felt as well as heard. Thanks for the response! Cheers! http://static.mazdas247.com/smilies/Cheers.gif
Don't think so. It wasn't just squeaky, it was a grinding noise that could be felt as well as heard. Thanks for the response! Cheers! http://static.mazdas247.com/smilies/Cheers.gif
Mazda5wannabe
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I just had my vehicle in for the 48000K servicing. Front pads were at 2.5mm, so I had them changed out early, as I'm going on a 3000k road trip next month.
Rear pads were still over 3.5mm so they stayed in. I drive fast and brake hard, so it didn't surprise me that the fronts were wearing much faster.
Rear pads were still over 3.5mm so they stayed in. I drive fast and brake hard, so it didn't surprise me that the fronts were wearing much faster.
I also had to have my front pads and rotors replaced really early. The rotors were warped from the first year I owned the vehicle, and I finally had them changed at the 30 000km point. 3 different Mazda dealers in the Toronto area refused to cover this under warranty because they claimed it was wear and tear, although I think it is ridiculous that a new car should have warped rotors in less than a year!
