The other day i noticed that my drivers side outer brake pad was completely worn out. When i checked the brake innner pad i noticed that it still had 50% padding left. The passanger side is normal on both sides. Do you guys think that its a bad caliper thats causing my problem or something else besides that and how can i fix it.

 

bad caliper or warped rotor, get some new rotors or get them turned for the cheap test, and then get new calipers if it continues..........you can get brembo stock sized calipers for like 29 bucks a piece, but for your calipers, **** it, upgrade........

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IMPATIENT &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bad caliper or warped rotor, get some new rotors or get them turned for the cheap test, and then get new calipers if it continues..........you can get brembo stock sized calipers for like 29 bucks a piece, but for your calipers, **** it, upgrade........</TD></TR></TABLE>

Dontcha mean rotors? AutoZone sells remaned calipers for $30, after core charges.

It might only be that your calipers are seized and not sliding on the pins. Pull the calipers clean up the pins and lube them up again. A good way to check if you might have seized calipers is to feel the wheels after light driving and compare the temps on each side. The seized caliper will make one side hotter than the properly functioning side.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bill Hook &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It might only be that your calipers are seized and not sliding on the pins. Pull the calipers clean up the pins and lube them up again. A good way to check if you might have seized calipers is to feel the wheels after light driving and compare the temps on each side. The seized caliper will make one side hotter than the properly functioning side.</TD></TR></TABLE>This is more likely than warped rotors. If the caliper is sliding properly, even warped rotors will wear both pads down.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It might only be that your calipers are seized and not sliding on the pins. Pull the calipers clean up the pins and lube them up again. A good way to check if you might have seized calipers is to feel the wheels after light driving and compare the temps on each side. The seized caliper will make one side hotter than the properly functioning side.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JimBlake &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">This is more likely than warped rotors. If the caliper is sliding properly, even warped rotors will wear both pads down.
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Yeap, I've seen this many many times. Your caliper is almost certainly seized on the pins. Pull 'em out, clean 'em, reassemble ... be sure to use the grease specifically designated for caliper pins. It's red and comes in a little plastic pouch. Don't use plain old bearing grease even if it is high-temp. It won't hold up.