Uneven brake wear **pic included**

[SimpleS14]

I had a seized rear caliper that I eventually replaced and bled the entire system. The car has been sitting for awhile due to the weather, now that it's spring time I decided to take the car out for a spin and noticed the unusual brake wear. I decided to bleed the brakes again and I still have the same issue.

It's funny because I didn't have this issue when I first replaced the caliper, just only after having not driven the car for awhile.

Here is a pic:
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q7/SimpleS14/MISC/DSCF0001.jpg


Any suggestions or comments?

Worse case, I will replace the caliper and rotor.

[Ruby240]

Your pad isn't sitting properly in the caliper.

[CantSTOP]

Your pad isn't sitting properly in the caliper.

its either that or your brake fuild need bleeding.

[cdlong]

i had the exact same problem a while ago and posted about it here (http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/35408-weird-brake-problem-somebody-help-me-figure-out.html). the pictures are gone, but it looked the same as yours. there are some good troubleshooting ideas there. i'm pretty sure it was the shims between the pad and the caliper bracket causing excessive binding because of the extra thickness. you could have the same problem because of excess corrosion.

things may have shifted, i'd tear everything apart and look for obvious problems.

[georgesal]

looks like the pad isn't seated right, the inside padhas a tab and it is probably not seated in the notch on the caliper piston

[Antihero983]

also, if gunk or rust builds up in the pad carrier, it will hold the pad in a certain position and not allow it to properly move back and forth and have way too much contact with the rotor.


we run into that alot up here in New England.

[SimpleS14]

Thank you for the responses guys, I will look into this. :)

[Bigsyke]

How would bleeding have anything to do with how the pad is cocked?

There are 2 pins per caliper, remove those and sand them down, clean out the rust inside the holes, relube.

Then clean the pad carriers, relube.

Shouldnt take more than 1 hour to do both sides, and your brakes will be good as new.

If your using hawks, sand down the pad itself a bit, and rebreak the pads in...check for glazing.

[cdlong]

How would bleeding have anything to do with how the pad is cocked?

it wouldn't, but considering how often people should bleed their brakes, and how often they actually do, it's not a bad idea to suggest it at every opportunity.