I'm pretty sure the wear indicator that @Jeep_Riot is referring to, is just the screecher stick, not an electronic wear sensor.
No idea what you're talking about? I've never even heard of a warning light. This is a little metal clip that scrapes on the rotor when the pad wears down.
Lucky you. I wish that was still standard on all vehicles. I don't care for the electronic brake wear sensors that grossly miscalculate the remaining brake pad life. My rear brakes have been estimated to have less than 3,100 miles of life left. It's been displaying that for 14,000 miles! I think the first stage of the sensor gets triggered when the pad is worn to half thickness. The computer should be able to project the remaining miles under the same driving conditions reasonably because it knows how many miles it took to get to the first stage trigger. Then again, many mechanics want to change pads that are half-won and still have 30k miles of whatever life is left. The little rotor scrapers are in my opinion the best solution. Simple, inexpensive, reliable.
It goes in the inside position on the pass side but I don't think it really matters which side.
Agreed I believe he means the squealer. Only once did we hit it…last change on wife’s rear right. I thought 2/4 pads have them, one for each side….and always thought inner without knowing why, maybe can’t see that side…
Just a mechanical squealer on these.
the clue is 2015 crosstrek.
Right but subaru's didnt have them even on their higher end vehicles such as the outback and legacy.
I learn something new every day! Stopped fixing cars for a living in 2005. Electronic pad wear sensors seem like a solution in search of a problem.
