How are the brake pads wearing @ 23k miles? ---> Not much.

[GrySql]

I was at my friend's vehicle repair shop today and we put the FFH on the lift to rotate the tires and change the oil.

I was able to look at the bottom of the car and all the brakes.

I know this has been discussed and some FFH owners like jeff_h have noted that his went over 150k miles without needing replacement - I wanted to see what mine were doing.

With over 23k miles on this car the brake pad thickness looked almost new, a tiny bit of brake dust but still very much cleaner that I am used to seeing with my previous standard cars.

 

Thinking about the lack of brake dust explains why the front wheels don't get dusty black like a normal vehicle.

This is a little extra, unheralded, benefit of the hybrid's eCVT.

Long brake pad life and very little brake dust makes the car easier to own.

 

Ford ought to explain this overall lack of needed maintenance to the public, these cars are 'green' in a lot of ways besides the mpg's.

 

 

[SteveB_TX]

That is good news! The 19" wheels on my Z are hard enough to keep clean without all that brake dust on them! :)

[jeffo65]

That also makes cleaning the rims easier and keeping them clean longer.

[Milan_OH]

One word of caution to ensure the long brake pad life. On my '10 MMH, one of my rear calibers hung-up and toasted the pad. This was caused by normal gunk and rust after 75K miles. Point is, I would have all the moving parts cleaned-up and lubed to get the max life, say every 25-50K miles. Lesson learned.

 

Jack in Ohio

[acdii]

One word of caution to ensure the long brake pad life. On my '10 MMH, one of my rear calibers hung-up and toasted the pad. This was caused by normal gunk and rust after 75K miles. Point is, I would have all the moving parts cleaned-up and lubed to get the max life, say every 25-50K miles. Lesson learned.

 

Jack in Ohio

Good point, at least on the 2010. My Sport did the same thing, the rear calipers hung a lot on the 2010 models, but it never hurts to perform a maintenance check on the sliding parts of the calipers just to make sure they float. I have noticed the brakes on the FFH are grabby when damp too, probably from not being used much.

[hybridbear]

Good point, at least on the 2010. My Sport did the same thing, the rear calipers hung a lot on the 2010 models, but it never hurts to perform a maintenance check on the sliding parts of the calipers just to make sure they float. I have noticed the brakes on the FFH are grabby when damp too, probably from not being used much.

The Prius brakes are really grabby when damp, I haven't noticed this as much on the FFH.

 

FYI - I moved this topic to the "Brakes..." section of the Forum and am pinning it since it will be a useful resource to point new owners to when they ask about hybrid maintenance.

[lolder]

See this post about pad wear:http://www.fordfusionforum.com/topic/7468-rear-brakes-a-bad-surprise/page-2?do=findComment&comment=76419