Brake System Maintenance Tips

• Check brake fluid level every 10,000 miles
• Check friction material every 10,000 miles
• Check brake cables every 10,000 miles
• Change brake fluid every 20,000 miles
• When doing a complete brake job, refinish rotors and drums, replace brake pads or shoes, inspect, clean and repack wheel bearing and replace grease seal.
• With a second brake job, replace calipers, wheel cylinders and brake hardware
• Always replace pads with the same type of friction material (organic or semimetallic)
• Replace brake drums or rotors if they are under minimum specifications