I was changing the brakes on my civic today. I got the pads off fine, rotors came off easy after i got the two screws off. As i was putting the new brakes on, I looked down and saw a comparison of the left and right pads.The left sides were worn much more then the passenger side pads.So my question is, would positioning my foot more evenly on the brake pedal stop the uneven wear? I normally have my foot resting on the left side of the pedal when i brake.

 

hahahaha no!

justemake sure your pads are free in the bracket and properly greased up, grease the sliding pins as well.

 

Yeah just make sure you install and put them back in properly.
your foot position on the pedal has no bearing on the pressure applied once doing so. good luck

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2Point3LiterVTEC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So my question is, would positioning my foot more evenly on the brake pedal stop the uneven wear? I normally have my foot resting on the left side of the pedal when i brake.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Doesn't matter where your foot is . All you do is push in the pedal, and the brake system handles the rest.

 

This man LOVES his car he is so scared hes hurtin the thing just by where his foot goes thats hilarious

 

Just in case noone picked it up..... I was joking

 

Uneven pad wear from side to side is a sign that your caliper is starting to fail. What happens is the lube inside the guide pins wears out, and they begin to freez & bind up. Once this happens, only the piston side is the pad that is getting pushed up against the rotor. You should remove, clean & lube all the caliper guide pins.

If your inside (piston side) pad is more worn, it's probably deteriorating guide pins...
If the outside pad is more worn, the caliper may already be frozen...
If its both pads on one side only, I don't know what to tell you...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94eg! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Uneven pad wear from side to side is a sign that your caliper is starting to fail. What happens is the lube inside the guide pins wears out, and they begin to freez & bind up. Once this happens, only the piston side is the pad that is getting pushed up against the rotor. You should remove, clean & lube all the caliper guide pins.

If your inside (piston side) pad is more worn, it's probably deteriorating guide pins...
If the outside pad is more worn, the caliper may already be frozen...
If its both pads on one side only, I don't know what to tell you...</TD></TR></TABLE>
both pads one side=master cylinder

 

ehhhhhhhh WRONG
the inside pad will always wear faster b/c honda uses a single piston caliper. the piston pushes on the inside pad which after that pulls the outer one close.
also the inside pad doesn't lose heat like the outside pad does so it will wear out quicker.
you are doing nothing wrong