Astral
06-09-2004, 09:53 PM
Heya,
Had my ATF and coolant flushed at a Mazda dealer the other day. As I was leaving, they give me this "Full Circle" report that says that the rear brakes are getting low.
Now I have rear drums and 46K miles--I thought these aren't supposed to go until 70-90K?? When I came in for brake service (replacing fronts) at 40K, the tech at that same dealership said that the rear brakes were looking fine.
I asked the service manager--did you take off the rear wheels and open the drums to check the brake shoe wear? She said: "no, we have a tool that we can check the rear shoe wear with."
Is there really a tool that allows you to check rear brake shoe wear without opening up the drum?? How can I validate her claims?
Anyway, she said that it would be $190 for rear brake service: replace shoes and resurface drums. $190 my effing ass! They are not even replacing the drums!
Had my ATF and coolant flushed at a Mazda dealer the other day. As I was leaving, they give me this "Full Circle" report that says that the rear brakes are getting low.
Now I have rear drums and 46K miles--I thought these aren't supposed to go until 70-90K?? When I came in for brake service (replacing fronts) at 40K, the tech at that same dealership said that the rear brakes were looking fine.
I asked the service manager--did you take off the rear wheels and open the drums to check the brake shoe wear? She said: "no, we have a tool that we can check the rear shoe wear with."
Is there really a tool that allows you to check rear brake shoe wear without opening up the drum?? How can I validate her claims?
Anyway, she said that it would be $190 for rear brake service: replace shoes and resurface drums. $190 my effing ass! They are not even replacing the drums!