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Brake Repair in Fremont, CA

Our Trusted Brake Services in Fremont

At Bruce's Tire & Auto, you can trust that we provide all the brake-related services your vehicle will ever need. Here are just a few of the many services that we provide at our brake shop in Fremont:

Signs That It's Time for Brake Service

There are many times when a driver’s vehicle is telling them that their brake system needs service, but they simply don't recognize the symptoms. Here are a few vital signs to look out for that suggest it's time for brake service:

  • Excess Squealing: Your brake pads are fitted with a metal bar built inside each pad. When your brake pads wear to a specific thickness, this metal bar makes contact with your rotors and emits a squeaking noise. This squeaking noise is a telltale sign that your brake pads are wearing thin.
  • Extended Stopping Distances: Thin brake pads get hot quickly, significantly increasing your stopping distance. While this may be a minor annoyance during routine driving, it could become far more severe in emergency braking situations.
  • Vibration When Stopping: If your steering wheel vibrates when you depress the brakes, this is a common sign that it’s time for brake maintenance or potentially even break repair services. Vibrations when braking could mean that your brake rotors have warped or that there’s a problem with your brake system. When this occurs, we recommend scheduling an appointment at our Fremont auto repair shop at your earliest convenience.

How Often Your Brake System Needs Service

Some drivers need clarification on how often they should have their brake system maintained. For the most exact intervals of your vehicle's brake system needs, we recommend referring to your owner's manual. However, here are the general service intervals for various components of your brake system:

  • Brake pad replacement — every 15,000 to 60,000 miles
  • Brake rotor replacement — every 50,000 to 70,000 miles
  • Brake fluid flush — every three years or 45,000 miles

Why Brake System Maintenance Is Important

When you depress your brake pedal with your foot, your master cylinder sends hydraulic fluid through your brake lines into your brake calipers. These brake calipers have pistons that compress and force your brake pads to clamp down onto a spinning disc-shaped rotor that spins with your drive axle. Your brake pads are made of a high-friction material that helps to bring you to a stop; however, over time, these pads and rotors will wear down and need to be replaced. In addition, the fluid that forces your brake pads to clamp down onto the rotor requires routine flushes to perform as expected.

Stop With Assurance at Our Fremont Brake Shop

Nothing is worse than struggling to stop as you quickly draw closer to a vehicle or pedestrian in your path. At Bruce's Tire & Auto, we believe that your vehicle should always maintain its stopping power — no matter how new or old it is. Our expert brake shop in Fremont, CA, goes above and beyond to ensure your vehicle always performs its best.

From our renowned team of certified mechanics to our high-quality replacement parts, there's no better maintenance center in Fremont, CA, for trusted brake repair and maintenance services.

Schedule an appointment at Bruce's Tire & Auto, and trust that every time you hit the brakes, you have all the stopping power you need.

Trust Our Expert Brake Service Center

At Bruce's Tire & Auto, we employ ASE-certified mechanics who have undergone extensive training and displayed a mastery of their craft. Ensuring that your vehicle's performance is never hindered, we use high-quality replacement brake pads, rotors, and fluids so that whenever you schedule service at Bruce's Tire & Auto, you do so with peace of mind.

Whether you're looking for something simple and routine, such as brake pad replacement, or your vehicle just isn't stopping the same, and you need brake repair services, we encourage you to schedule an appointment at Bruce’s Tire & Auto.

We even offer money-saving service coupons that help you save on your most vital services. Schedule an appointment at Bruce's Tire & Auto today, and stop with confidence all year long.

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Fremont Brake FAQs

How can you tell you need new brakes?

Your brakes have a few ways of telling you that it's time for a brake pad replacement:

  • Squeaking noises. Squeaking brakes are one of the most common symptoms of worn brake pads. Your brake pads are built with a special metal bar inside of them that is designed to squeak loudly when it makes contact with your rotor. When your brakes wear down low enough, this metal becomes exposed and will begin to squeak when you apply the brakes. This is a telltale sign that you’re due for brake pad replacement.
  • Extended stopping distances. When brake pads wear thin, they tend to overheat quickly and become less effective at bringing your vehicle to a stop. You may notice that it takes longer to bring your vehicle to a stop or that you have to depress the brake pedal down harder to slow your vehicle.
  • Warning lights. Warning lights are always a sign that your vehicle is in need of service. If you have an ABS light illuminated, or perhaps even a low brake pad warning light, this is a common sign that it's time to bring your vehicle in for brake service in Fremont.
  • Vibrations. Vibrations that occur when you apply your brakes are often a clear indication that it's time for brake service. Warped rotors are often the culprit when you feel vibrations as you apply the brakes.

How often should brakes be serviced?

On average, your brake pads will last 25,000-65,000 miles. However, the frequency at which your particular vehicle will need brake pad replacement will depend largely on your own driving habits.

Drivers who spend a lot of time driving in the city, where they experience large amounts of stop-and-go traffic, will notice that their brake pads need to be replaced more frequently than nonurban drivers. Drivers who normally operate their vehicles on the highway and do not experience large amounts of traffic will notice that they may not need brake pad replacement as often. However, there are additional components of your brake system that may need to be serviced:

  • Brake rotor replacement every 60,000-80,000 miles
  • Brake fluid flush every three years or 36,000 miles

What happens if you don't replace brake pads?

Failing to replace your brake pads once they have worn thin not only increases your chances of needing brake repair services but also increases the cost of your next visit to the mechanic. Brake pad replacement is a service that costs far less than brake repair services, which is why we recommend replacing your brake pads on time.

Continuing to drive with thin brake pads would result in the pads eventually wearing down to the point where your calipers are driven into your rotors when you hit the brakes. This would cause significant damage to your brake rotors and may require your brake calipers to be replaced. In addition, you would also need to replace your worn brake pads. This culmination of services would cost significantly more than it would have originally cost to simply replace your brake pads on time.

There's also the matter of safety; vehicles with worn-down brake pads do not feature the same stopping power as they did when they had new brake pads. Because of this, replacing your brake pads on time could mean the difference between a near miss in an emergency situation and a collision.

How long does it take a Fremont brake shop to change brake pads?

Bruce's Tire & Auto provides exceptional brake service in Fremont. We provide brake services on all makes and models of vehicles, and we use high-quality parts to ensure that your vehicle retains the stopping power that it was designed to have.

With an appointment, a brake pad replacement typically takes less than two hours. Because we are a full-service brake shop in Fremont, we carry parts to fit vehicles of varying needs. However, some vehicles have specialized pads and rotors that require a special order. Having an appointment ensures we have the necessary parts available and reduces the time that it will take to replace your vehicle's brake pads.

Because our service center can get quite busy, stopping by for brake service without an appointment would mean that we would have to squeeze you in. This could add a significant amount of time to your service experience. For the most expedited service, we encourage you to schedule an appointment beforehand.

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