Uneven rear brake pad wear
10-24-2009, 10:22 AM
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Uneven rear brake pad wear
After about 20k miles after I put in new rear pads last year,
I started to hear scratching noise. I knew I am close to wear out the pads.
After I took off the old pads, I saw the driver side pads were nearly gone (both the inner side and outer side from the driver side pads), but there was plenty of pad left on the passanger side pads.
I also noticed the shim on driver sides pads looks as if it is burnt with high temperature but passanger side pad's shim looks fine.
The rotors on the rear were warped as well so I replaced both the rear pads and rotors. I also bleeded the brake fluid and put in new fluid.
After 2000 miles with the new set up, I still feel the driver side pads are wearing out faster than passanger side. What should I do? Will it help if I take the pads out and clean the piston with brake cleaner?
I started to hear scratching noise. I knew I am close to wear out the pads.
After I took off the old pads, I saw the driver side pads were nearly gone (both the inner side and outer side from the driver side pads), but there was plenty of pad left on the passanger side pads.
I also noticed the shim on driver sides pads looks as if it is burnt with high temperature but passanger side pad's shim looks fine.
The rotors on the rear were warped as well so I replaced both the rear pads and rotors. I also bleeded the brake fluid and put in new fluid.
After 2000 miles with the new set up, I still feel the driver side pads are wearing out faster than passanger side. What should I do? Will it help if I take the pads out and clean the piston with brake cleaner?
10-29-2009, 11:20 AM
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How does the tread look on the driver's side tire compared to the passenger side tire?
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