Front brake wear

[DEEZUZ]

Just replaced pads and rotors last fall. Right side the inner pad is almost gone, rotor damaged. Right side not as bad, but there is still a good lip on the inboard rotor surface. Doesn't have but a few thousand on the hardware. Calipers pins were smooth...

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[RICH17]

Sticking piston in the caliper is my guess

 

[DEEZUZ]

7k miles

 

[Ti28]

Bad brake line?

 

[daturbosix]

are the slides free? i know you said they moved "smooth" but, did you clean and lube them last time you did the brakes?

in my experience, aftermarket pads are JUNK. like no advance, vatozone, oriellys ect brake parts will last more than like 2 years. it sucks, but thats just the way it is. not sure why....

 

[Ti28]

are the slides free? i know you said they moved "smooth" but, did you clean and lube them last time you did the brakes?

in my experience, aftermarket pads are JUNK. like no advance, vatozone, oriellys ect brake parts will last more than like 2 years. it sucks, but thats just the way it is. not sure why....

If you can, find the Wagner's. Best ones you can get. Or Abex if they are available for your app.

 

[DEEZUZ]

Always clean and lubed pin. Any good way to check for bad hose?

 

[daturbosix]

fuck it, with all these cheap manufactures offering "lifetime" warranty, why spend the extra money? ha.

 

[Ti28]

Always clean and lubed pin. Any good way to check for bad hose?

Does the caliper piston move freely in?

 

[DEEZUZ]

Well before removed caliper I jammed pry bar in and pryed so piston would compress to get it off over the pads....

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

I think I'm blind because those pads look okay to me?

 

[DEEZUZ]

 

[RICH17]

Always clean and lubed pin. Any good way to check for bad hose?

Undo both calipers. Compress both sides. Press the brake pedal a couple times to see if they come out at different lengths. Oldtimer trick I was told years ago. Never used it tho.

Well before removed caliper I jammed pry bar in and pryed so piston would compress to get it off over the pads....

Pry bar to move the piston in???? I'd pick up a proper compression tool. They're cheap these days. I use this one.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002SQU9K/?tag=tcg21-20

 

[DEEZUZ]

ill try the caliper trick...

a tool? lol no way dude.. next time just jam a bar inbetween caliper and rotor and pry, pushes piston right in

 

[Fish]

I think I'm blind because those pads look okay to me?

Compare the right to the left on the top pad. The left is worn almost all the way down.

I use the old pad and a c clamp to compress the piston.

 

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There's also the fact that those pads/rotors are engineered to stop a car with 1/2 the weight efficiently. Even the LS1 upgrade isn't efficient enough.

 

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But 7k miles is pretty bad.

 

[DEEZUZ]

I'll up grade to Wagners. These were car quest top shelf. So these cars came with ceramic right? I know if I don't get the right pad they will sqeak.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

welcome to the rust belt.

the rotor backside is just sitting rust that tends to happen alot to the inboard side of all rotors (condensation)

leads to accelerated brake pad wear.

pads look like 40-50% remaining.

brake hoses collapse all the time causing drag but slight tapering can be from a dragging pin, sediment on the bottom of the piston bore, or a loose wheel bearing

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

Did you get new rotors too? I would do pads, rotors, hardware, and pins/boots. I know AutoZone pads are made by Bosch and the golds are stock equivalent. I honestly don't know about everyone else's pads.

 

[DEEZUZ]

I'm not doing rotors now, I may get them turned. There only 7k miles old

 

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I would bleed the system until it's all fresh as well. Takes maybe 20-30min by yourself with a homemade bleeder system.

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

Car quest should warranty all that shit for you. All replaced for free.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

I'm not doing rotors now, I may get them turned. There only 7k miles old

easiest thing to do is bolt the rotor on backwards, barely touch pedal (just enough to trigger brake switch for shift interlock) and shift into neutral. start engine and put in reverse.

fire up 4.5" grinder with 60 grit disc and go to town

parts store fuckers rarely do a good job on a recut.

i just go into my old work and use the lathe but its so much faster and cheaper in fuel to use a grinder and a healthy dose of "fuckit"

 

[DEEZUZ]

But I do have a slight vibration. So I want to get them cut to maybe take what little warp there is out. But Yea that's a good way just to make a nice new break in surface