I don't think they do.  I took a good look once and didn't see them.  What I
can tell you is that I drive mostly around town and break pads on a 2000 C5
are usually good until 50k miles, maybe more.
Dave

There are pad wear sensors on the inner factory pads.
www.c5forum.com
www.corvettemechanic.com

I guess my mechanic was just trying to sell me some brake pads. He said there
were no sensors on the C5, which I found hard to believe. The car has 35,000
miles on it, so his recommendation to change the front pads was at least
plausable.

I see that the front pads are worn down more than the rear pads, but I think
they will last longer than the mechanic's two-week prediction. Can I assume
that they will be fine until I hear the sensor-screeching noise?

Thanks,
Matt

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Thanks,
Matt

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Is that really what it means? I was thinking that it was an alarm similar to
the low-fuel light, which comes on *before* you run out of gas. If it came on
after, it wouldn't be much help. OTOH, a smoke alarm only goes off after the
smoke arrives. If I were desgining a pad sensor, I would make it go off
perhaps 1,000 miles before any damage would occur. If you were on vacation,
you wouldn't have to stop to get your brakes serviced and could do it when you
got home.

I was under the impression that there are two kinds of screetching noises: The
first is a harmless alarm designed to get your attention and replace the pads
caused by a special material in the pad that is only exposed near the end of
the pad's life. The second, nastier noise is when the pads are worn down and
the disk is being wrecked. Is this correct?

Thanks,
Matt

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