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2016 - Soft Brakes - Better Pads?
- Thread starter Lbear
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So when I pull up to the house, I come to a stop, shift to Park, engage the parking brake and then release my foot from the brake pedal. Should be no load on the transmission.
This is how it should work, yes...
So when I pull up to the house, I come to a stop, shift to Park, engage the parking brake and then release my foot from the brake pedal. Should be no load on the transmission.
+1 this. Exactly what I do.
Question. If parked on level ground why does this still stress the transmission?
There is no stress on the transmission when parking on level ground without the parking brake.
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There is no stress on the transmission when parking on level ground without the parking brake.
Often a vehicle rolls a bit, unless it's flawlessly level. Always use the parking brake. ALWAYS. It's free, and it can save money. Good 'nuff!
I never use parking brake unless it is obviously sloped. Never had a problem with any of my automatic cars.
I found this thread while searching for answers to my wife''s unimpressive braking performance compared to my cx5. I will mention it to dealer while I am there for next oil change. Car has about 30k miles
I found this thread while searching for answers to my wife''s unimpressive braking performance compared to my cx5. I will mention it to dealer while I am there for next oil change. Car has about 30k miles
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I never use parking brake unless it is obviously sloped. Never had a problem with any of my automatic cars.
I found this thread while searching for answers to my wife''s unimpressive braking performance compared to my cx5. I will mention it to dealer while I am there for next oil change. Car has about 30k miles
My grandpa never wore a seatbelt. He died of cardiac complications in his late 80's. YMMV...
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Sorry for your gp...that he is disrespected by his own grandchild...
I fail to see how pointing out that a less than optimal choice had 0 impact on him, and he lived to be quite older than is average, regardless of having made it, is disrespectful.
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I'm not saying the OP's brakes are normal because they don't sound normal and I haven't inspected them. My comments were in direct response to another member complaining that their rear brake pads only lasted 30,000 miles:
I'm saying it's normal for the rear brakes to wear out sooner than the front brakes. This is the opposite of every other car I've owned and will occur on every CX-5 that is working correctly and driven without hard braking. But nice attempt to twist my words and try to make it appear I said something I didn't. (no)
Mike, after calling Mazda USA for the second time I am getting reimbursed again. I have been driving for 40 years and have never had rear brakes wear out before the front ones. Everyone on this forum should present the tsb below to their dealer. The second link has complaints starting with the 2013 CX5 model year.
http://am.mazdaserviceinfo.com/pinq...e=detail_pagelet&id=TSB5171&actionPrint=print
http://repairpal.com/premature-rear-brake-failliure-705
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Mike, after calling Mazda USA for the second time I am getting reimbursed again. I have been driving for 40 years and have never had rear brakes wear out before the front ones. Everyone on this forum should present the tsb below to their dealer. The second link has complaints starting with the 2013 CX5 model year.
http://am.mazdaserviceinfo.com/pinq...e=detail_pagelet&id=TSB5171&actionPrint=print
http://repairpal.com/premature-rear-brake-failliure-705
Just to be clear, this recall is only if the outer brake pad wears out before the inner pad. It's caused by corrosion due to road salt which causes the outer pad to shoulder most of the brake wear. However, even with this fix, it is normal for the rear pads to wear out before the front pads if most braking is very light. The way to tell if you have this issue is the inner and outer pads will not be approximately equal in thickness when inspected.
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Just to be clear, this recall is only if the outer brake pad wears out before the inner pad. It's caused by corrosion due to road salt which causes the outer pad to shoulder most of the brake wear. However, even with this fix, it is normal for the rear pads to wear out before the front pads if most braking is very light. The way to tell if you have this issue is the inner and outer pads will not be approximately equal in thickness when inspected.
Understood, thank you.
russiankid
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To add to the previous comments about using the parking brake. When I park, I put the car in into neutral, if it rolls, I'll use the parking brake, if it doesn't, then I won't. There are different scenarios obviously, for example, my driveway is not flat in some spots, so depending how I park, the car will roll a foot or so before it stops. At that point, I just let it roll till it stops and then put it into park. No sense in wearing out the parking brake motors if I don't need to.
Mike, after calling Mazda USA for the second time I am getting reimbursed again. I have been driving for 40 years and have never had rear brakes wear out before the front ones. Everyone on this forum should present the tsb below to their dealer. The second link has complaints starting with the 2013 CX5 model year.
http://am.mazdaserviceinfo.com/pinq...e=detail_pagelet&id=TSB5171&actionPrint=print
http://repairpal.com/premature-rear-brake-failliure-705
Many cars today have a rear brake bias in which the rear pads kick in during low speeds and as you press the pedal more the front pads kick in. My wife uses the CX-5 and uses lots firm braking as she drives through highway traffic. There's even wear front and back for her CX-5. My Mazda6 sees 90% city driving where I do lots of soft braking. I see more rear pad wear vs front. This is normal and is working as designed. For proof there's an actual Mazda video out there (cannot find at the moment) that illustrates this.
Look at the 50 sec mark illustrating how EBD activates the rear brake bias. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwlEslInxyE Look at starting from the 56 sec mark to see EBD in action of what appears to be a sudden stop. I see lots of sudden stops in city traffic.
Also, this is to provide the front wheels with better control for the driver. Both braking and steering on the front tires puts a lot of pressure on them. I think EBD distributes some braking responsibilities to the rear.
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Many cars today have a rear brake bias in which the rear pads kick in during low speeds and as you press the pedal more the front pads kick in. My wife uses the CX-5 and uses lots firm braking as she drives through highway traffic. There's even wear front and back for her CX-5. My Mazda6 sees 90% city driving where I do lots of soft braking. I see more rear pad wear vs front. This is normal and is working as designed. For proof there's an actual Mazda video out there (cannot find at the moment) that illustrates this.
The rears on our 3 also do this. It's EBD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_brakeforce_distribution Among other things, it helps mitigate forward dive during normal-to-strong braking by squeezing the rears a bit harder on initial brake, bleeding off the forward inertia of the rear of the car.
russiankid
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In the past, I've had the rear pads wear faster than the fronts on many of my vehicles. I had an 89' Accord which I had converted to rear disk, rebuilt all calipers, new proportioning valve, all new flex lines, new guides, and I had to replace the rears at least once before the fronts.
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