Do brake pads expire? I had this old set lying around, and there is a number printed on the label that could be a date, and this was certainly not the purchase date, is it an expiry date?
Brake pads shelf life
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Brake pads are made out of the same resins as bakelite, as in, it'll out-last your teeth, and probably your ears... To be on the safe side, drive the car around the block a few times before relying on them, but you should do that anyway with new brakes.
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gday jrod,
im not 100% sure if brake material actually expires but do you know if they are abstestos based pads or not??, abstestos seems to have a good shelf life but as we know not the healthiest stuff to work with,
id say go for it, use them but check for glazing or heat cracks after 1000-2000 k's
im not 100% sure if brake material actually expires but do you know if they are abstestos based pads or not??, abstestos seems to have a good shelf life but as we know not the healthiest stuff to work with,
id say go for it, use them but check for glazing or heat cracks after 1000-2000 k's
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