SimonB Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 the rear brakes only do about 30% of the breaking so you should be changing the front 3 times to every 1 of the rear ! i would suggest checking the rear calipers. Errrr, yeah but the rear pads are half the size of the fronts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jive Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Think I may have the same problem as my rears (sounds dodgy ) always wear out faster than my fronts .. sigh .. another thing to look at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 My old Supra did that too. Mechanic didn't bat an eyelid about it so I didn't worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcgoo Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Mine used to do this. 2 sets of rear for 1 front, the passenger side was always a bit worse. It was sticky calipers but didn't realise until the nearside one completely seized. Its about 20 quid for a refurb kit from mr T if I recal correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 Got the pads off the passenger side today and found the calliper almost completely locked The outer pad was down to the metal, the other has over 50% left on it. The pads on the other side are only about 40% worn (Not bad for 15k miles really!!). I've replaced them anyway (Thanks CW for the quick delivery ). Now need to decide what to do with the calliper. Apparently I should be able to slide the calliper by hand, but its only moved after putting a G-clamp on it. I've added some copper grease to the slider, and moved them around a bit but its still extremely stiff. Replace the calliper or refurb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Only just seen this, but would have put £50 on the calioers or their sliders being seized... I can find good caliper brackets if you need them. Use the correct high temp moly grease on the pins, i have this, too. Are the discs OK? They won't like running on the pad backing plate!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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