[FrankNBolt]

What is the tolerance on brake pads as I wanted to pop off my tire today and measure how much pad was left. But at only 19,000 miles on our 2017 Bolt that we typically drive with regen I guess I should expect to find some healthy pads!!

 

[XJ12]

Front Brakes
Brake Pad Lining Thickness - Minimum 0.118 in
Brake Pad Lining Thickness - New 0.433 in
Brake Rotor Discard Thickness 0.906 in
Brake Rotor Thickness - New 1.024 in
Rear Brakes
Brake Pad Lining Thickness - Minimum 0.063 in
Brake Pad Lining Thickness - New 0.394 in
Brake Rotor Discard Thickness 0.335 in
Brake Rotor Thickness - New 0.394 in

 

[XJ12]

What is the tolerance on brake pads

See above

 

[JFrenchWS6]

Our cars have brakes?

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[GregBrew]

What is the tolerance on brake pads as I wanted to pop off my tire today and measure how much pad was left. But at only 19,000 miles on our 2017 Bolt that we typically drive with regen I guess I should expect to find some healthy pads!!

I've never replaced brake pads on any EV I've ever driven. I've had at least a half-dozen in twenty years, had them inspected with tire changes, and none of them ever needed it.

 

[FrankNBolt]

Thanks I've decided to other things with my time today based on what I've read!

 

[Sean Nelson]

I've never replaced brake pads on any EV I've ever driven.

What about the brake fluid?

 

[NortonCommando]

What about the brake fluid?

Dang, great, thanks for bringing that up.
I'm over due on two of my cars, one of those an EV, and the Bolt is the third car and coming up on 4 years old....

 

[drdiesel1]

For brake fluid testing. I have and use this handy tool!

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[redpoint5]

I replace brake fluid once every decade if it’s needed or not

Seriously though, there’s hardly a reason to do so more frequently. Are we really keeping the Bolt for 20+ years?

 

[XJ12]

Seriously though, there’s hardly a reason to do so more frequently. Are we really keeping the Bolt for 20+ years?

I'll be keeping mine until I replace it with a self driving car. So yeah, 20 years is probably about right.

 

[NortonCommando]

I replace brake fluid once every decade if it’s needed or not

Nope. RTFM.

 

[MisterJJ]

Nope. RTFM.

I don't recommend relying on the manual for proper car maintenance. As I've said, my previous car would have died several times if I just followed the manual. I'll probably do the brake fluid in about 8 years and maybe the coolant and "transmission" fluid at the same time. I would expect it to last another 8 years which is probably the end-of-life for the car.

I am mostly driving in L now so I expect the brake pads to last the life of the car or close to.

Not sure if CV joints/boots will wind up being a maintenance issue or not. Some cars seem to last forever and others blow through them regularly. I won't be checking the boots at oil changes like I normally do. I guess I should now check at tire rotations, but I tend to put those off for more than I should.