Uneven wear on brakepad?
04-21-2007
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Uneven wear on brakepad?
I changed my brake pads yesterday and noticed that 1 of the 4 pads had uneven wear. One side of the pad had more wear than the other. This only occured with one pad. Anyone know why this happens?
The rotors were machined once a couple years ago. I doubt this has something to do w/ it?
Also, I replaced my factory pads w/ new oem honda ones. Why do the new ones come w/ more shims than factory? The new pads came w/ 3 shims for each side of the car. From the factory, the civic only came w/ 1 shim per side.
The rotors were machined once a couple years ago. I doubt this has something to do w/ it?
Also, I replaced my factory pads w/ new oem honda ones. Why do the new ones come w/ more shims than factory? The new pads came w/ 3 shims for each side of the car. From the factory, the civic only came w/ 1 shim per side.
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Re: Uneven wear on brakepad?
could be your calipers, one of the pistons in them might be messed up...i say replace them and see
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either piston is hanging up or the caliper slides are binding(needs cleaned and lubed)
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its possible, if the caliper has a problem when you brake the car will pull to the left or right
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