Thanks for the advice...im a daily driver and put on 20,000 miles this year and i feel the breaks getting really bad...do u suggest i just change all the pads?

 

^^ GaryV01, sounds like your rotors are glazed. Repeated heavy use will cause the rotor to become surface harden and coeffient of friction goes down.

Just have your rotors turn, and if the pad is still good, leave it on. Useless you're switching up the compound!

 

Personally I loosen up the brake bleeder ports on the calipers when changing pads so that the older fluid gets pumped out when pushing the pistons back into the housing. Then I do a proper bleeding.

 

I C...u know what the weird thing is...my front pads seem to be fine but my rears are pretty low...isn't it supposed to be the opposite way around usuallY? so u are just saying i need to get my rotors resurfaced?

 

Everything is fine. Not yet...baby is due in March 07. Thanks.

 

Yes, the front will usually wear out before the rear does, under most circumstances but not always. Not sure if the pads have the same thickness front & back when new to begin with. I'm no expert, so you gonna have to ask your service manager about that one...I know some cars have electronic brake force distribution, to help stablize the vehicle under heavy braking. If you're carrying a heavy load all the time, the rear will work quite a bit...Try resurfacing the rotor, if it'll still be within spec. Remember, your braking force is reduce until the pads make full contact wit the rotor.