Gain confidence in your DIY car maintenance routine by mastering how to check brake pad wear through the wheel spokes.

Ultimately, brake pads wear out completely ... to replace the brake pads for weeks or months after the first warning signs emerge. Properly functioning brakes should always be a top priority.

Another friction compound may have a soft feel, and work quietly, but wear out much more quickly. Usually, the first sign of excessive brake-pad wear is a high-pitched squealing.This sound comes ...