How to Check Your Brake Pad Thickness: A Lowell Mechanic’s Complete Guide
After over a dozen years of servicing brakes, I’ve seen countless vehicles roll into our Lowell shop with dangerously worn brake pads. Just last week, a local teacher brought in her Honda Civic thinking she needed new tires, only to discover her brake pads were down to the metal backing plate. What could have been a $200 brake pad replacement had turned into an $800 repair including new rotors and calipers.