2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission un-equal front brake pad wear

[RWhites]

My 2001 2500 4x4 is wearing the front left inboard brake pad very quickly :{ .

I replaced the pads and rotors with good parts and lubed the pins and glides but it's doing it again. So I am stumped? I thought that the caliper floated around the rotor (side to side) to get the running clearance, right?

I have ordered new glides and boots for the calipers.

Has anyone had this problem?

Rich

 

[Digger94]

uneven pad wear

Mine's been doing that ever since it was new, and my daughters 98 is doing the same thing. I've checked everything I can think of and the way it's built I can't see how it's possiable. I just buy the autozone performance carbon metalic and let them worry about it. They've never questioned replacing them ( lifetime warranty). You have to keep an eye on it though or it will get into the rotor.

Wish I could be of help.

 

[MarkH]

One other thing to check would be the caliper it self. My 97 did that on the right front. Turned out to be a sticking piston in the caliper.

 

[CarlJensen]

Get a set of detailed calipers from EGR Brakes or similar. Uneven break wear is a common problem caused by sloppy machine work on OEM calipers.

 

[Joe Mc]

Please see my reply to http://turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110024 I need to mention IMHO some of these really hard pads and especially those "lifetime" pads offered at Pep Boys, Autozone etc. can and do prematurely waste the rotors - they are often times harder than the rotors and/or heat up moreso than OEM/organic. Don't misunderstand me, I'm not saying all the HP pads do this, just the one's I've seen from the local quick parts places. I'm sure the one's offered / advertised on the TDR of stellar quality.

 

[RWhites]

So Sounds like replace the caliper if lubing the glides dosen,t fix it... . Next weeks list of things to do.

thanx rich