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Old 06-11-2004, 10:16 PM
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Default Uneven wear on brake pads. Why?

I'm changing my pads and I notice they are much thinner at the top than at the bottom. I'm running a stock front brake setup on a 92 CX with a little more power. The pads were EBC Greenstuff and the rotors are OEM. What would cause the pads to wear like this and what can I do to get more even wear from my next set of pads? Thanks.
Old 06-11-2004, 10:19 PM
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Default Re: Uneven wear on brake pads. Why? (civicmatt)

you will get more heat on top of the rotor since there is more movement then on the bottom, so I would say that's normal. I seen my brake pads like that too, as long as it's not like crazy uneven.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ABK &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you will get more heat on top of the rotor since there is more movement then on the bottom, so I would say that's normal. I seen my brake pads like that too, as long as it's not like crazy uneven.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Really? All pads I've changed have been evenly worn with OEM rotors. Never seen this before.
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Default Re: Uneven wear on brake pads. Why? (Dimi)

it happened couple times to me. But the car didn't have shim kit so it could of bee part of the problem, I guess it was just a hypothesis which kind of makes sence.
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Default Re: Uneven wear on brake pads. Why? (ABK)

shitty brake pads, uneven compound mix, happens
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I'm going to go ahead and not worry about this then. Thanks.
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As long as there is no vinbes, no clicking, no grinding, no shimmying, etc...you'll be fine. If it's been fine in the past, it's fine now.
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