Guest lsr3177 Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 I read on other boards that people need new pads at 30k miles or so on the newer OB's. I have a '98 Outback with 99,000 miles and was thinking I probably will have to have new pads in the next 20k. Then It dawned on me that maybe I still have the old style pads. Does anyone remember which year the government eliminated metallic pads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Legacy777 Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 they haven't. I can get semi-metallic pads, carbon-metallic, etc anywhere. Unless you're thinking of pads with something else in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest remarcable Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 Asbestos maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lsr3177 Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 Thanks, you are right, it was probably asbestos. A couple of years ago one of my backyard mechanic neighbors was lamenting the fact that brakes were not as long lasting etc. But I have had good service from mine as a daily driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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