Uneven Brake Pad wear question...
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Burning Brakes
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From: NJ
Uneven Brake Pad wear question...
Folks,
This isn't a question for my C5, but my daily driver. I changed the rear
pads yesterday and the passenger side was almost down to the bone,
where as the drivers side wasn't bad at all. Either case, having done tihs
before, I obviously cahnged both sides.
After driving, I noticed the front drivers side seems to be scraping, whereas
teh front passenger side (the only side of the front I checked prior to replacing the rears) was fine,
almost new.
What gives? Any break experts out there who could shed some light on this?
Thanks and my apologies for a non C5 question!
Aceman
This isn't a question for my C5, but my daily driver. I changed the rear
pads yesterday and the passenger side was almost down to the bone,
where as the drivers side wasn't bad at all. Either case, having done tihs
before, I obviously cahnged both sides.
After driving, I noticed the front drivers side seems to be scraping, whereas
teh front passenger side (the only side of the front I checked prior to replacing the rears) was fine,
almost new.
What gives? Any break experts out there who could shed some light on this?
Thanks and my apologies for a non C5 question!
Aceman
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 4,549
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From: Shenandoah Valley Virginia
Re: Uneven Brake Pad wear question... (Aceman)
Aceman-- Could be several things causing uneven wear from side to side. A hose could be restricted causing the caliper to stay applied even after you release the pedal. The caliper sliders could be frozen, not allowing the caliper to float back and forth when brake applied. The piston could be sticking in the caliper bore and not retracting when pedal released. Any of these will cause greatly increased wear on a given wheels brake pads. Inner and outer pads on the same wheel will tend to wear unevenly. The inner pads, next to the caliper piston usually wear faster. Hope that this helps.
