The stealer sure wants a lot for all around brake work

[sm1ke]

Let's stick to the topic at hand guys.

 

[theblooms]

If you don't want to do the job yourself (and believe me, I get it. Not everyone has the place, time, or tools), then go to a local independent to get the job done. I'm certain they'll undercut the dealership by hundreds of dollars.

 

[erhayes]

Conrad16.5: I have seen personally, my dealers' mechanic do an excellent job on replacing brake parts. I say this because I am a retired engineer who had preformed brake-jobs on my own vehicles and others when I was 30 years younger. Ed

 

[Conrad 16.5]

Conrad16.5: I have seen personally, my dealers' mechanic do an excellent job on replacing brake parts. I say this because I am a retired engineer who had preformed brake-jobs on my own vehicles and others when I was 30 years younger. Ed

I understand this but why would you be offended by other's use of the term stealership in describing their experiences with their dealerships? It's not directed at you personally, so...

 

[erhayes]

Hi Conrad16.5. I tend to object when one word like stealerships leads many to categorize ALL mechanics and dealerships as BAD, and this is NOT reality, IMO. Ed

 

[sm1ke]

Let's stick to the topic at hand guys.

One more reminder fellas. Feel free to take it to PMs, or start a new thread topic about the use of the word "stealerships" if you'd like. I can also move these posts into a new thread if you'd prefer.

 

[Shortafoot]

Seems like modern cars (Mazdas at least) wear the rears out first. The lil' black boxes using the rear brakes quite a bit for "stability".

I noticed that on carfax reports that CX-5's were having rear brakes replaced as much or more often that fronts. I was like what the he(( is going on!

 

[RedBaron]

It's been my practical experience (2014 & 2019 CX-5s) that the rears wear almost twice as fast as the fronts.

 

[theblooms]

It's been my practical experience (2014 & 2019 CX-5s) that the rears wear almost twice as fast as the fronts.

Same here on my 2013. It blew my mind. First car I've ever owned that does this.

 

[murky]

It's been my practical experience (2014 & 2019 CX-5s) that the rears wear almost twice as fast as the fronts.

If that's true, its likely that Mazda originally designed the rear brake sizing so that they roughly lasted as long as the fronts. Then in successive iterations, changed the tuning for other reasons like dynamics, handling, safety, etc that wound up relying more heavily on the rears. But didn't redesign the rear hardware to compensate for the increased use.

 

[ceric]

Got four Mazdas until a couple months ago (now three, just sold one).
My experiences have been similar. The rear pads wear faster than the front.
Dealer told me that brake force distribution does that... among other factors.

Around SF Bay Area, brake pad job at Mazda dealers costs about $500 per axle. (no rotor)
If one is willing to travel 40 miles to a more remote town, $300 is possible.
(was about $250 before Covid)