Hi everybody!
I have a 90 Mercury Sable that is in need of brake work. I have never done brakes myself and don't have the time right now, so I have to take it in. I have only had the car about a year and drive it very little. My friend that practically gave me the car as a wedding present said it would need brakes soon and the drums and rotors were not able to be turned since they were almost gone. He said his mechanic said that it would be best just to slap some brake pads on it until the car dies, since it has either 140K or 240K on it (the odometer only has 6 digits (XX,XXX.X) and he doesn't remember if it had turned over once or twice). The brakes are starting to make that sound when they need to be worked on, so I was going to take it to a shop and have pads put on. I know when I get there they are going to try to get me to do the entire thing, but I don't have the money or desire to do so since we won't have the car THAT much longer. Is there any danger in doing just putting pads on it? The car does not lurch when it stops, which is the only sign I know of that tells me the drums and rotors need to be turned.
Thanks for your help and for reading my long post.
Dave