Brake pad "lip" abnormal wear problem
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Brake pad "lip" abnormal wear problem
I decided to change my rear brake pads a few days ago and was a little bit concerned about what I found with the pads on the passenger side.
There seems to be about a 1/4" raised lip on the outside edge of the pad where it looks like the pad was never in contact with the rotor. It seems like the caliper is mounted too far out off the rotor, but I don't see any way of adjusting the caliper in any direction.
The driver side wear looks fine, the pad is evenly worn and the rotor seems fine. On the passenger side its obvious that the rotor is rusted towards the center where there should be wear from the pad.
Sorry for the blurry pictures. The were taken with a cell phone camera at night.
Pictures of the abnormally worn pad
Picture of the passenger side rotor. (note rust from no pad contact towards the center of the rotor)
Picture of the driver side with normal wear.
Does anyone know what could be going on here?
There seems to be about a 1/4" raised lip on the outside edge of the pad where it looks like the pad was never in contact with the rotor. It seems like the caliper is mounted too far out off the rotor, but I don't see any way of adjusting the caliper in any direction.
The driver side wear looks fine, the pad is evenly worn and the rotor seems fine. On the passenger side its obvious that the rotor is rusted towards the center where there should be wear from the pad.
Sorry for the blurry pictures. The were taken with a cell phone camera at night.
Pictures of the abnormally worn pad
Picture of the passenger side rotor. (note rust from no pad contact towards the center of the rotor)
Picture of the driver side with normal wear.
Does anyone know what could be going on here?
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I think it may be more serious than an improper pad installation. The pads I took off were the original pads for the car and we're most likely not installed improperly at the factory. I installed new pads and can already see the same problem occurring on the passenger side, while the driver side is still fine.
The mounting position of the caliper itself seems to be the problem. I don't see any way of adjusting the position of the caliper, so if something was assembled incorrectly I would hope that the warranty would cover that.
The mounting position of the caliper itself seems to be the problem. I don't see any way of adjusting the position of the caliper, so if something was assembled incorrectly I would hope that the warranty would cover that.
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I think it may be more serious than an improper pad installation. The pads I took off were the original pads for the car and we're most likely not installed improperly at the factory. I installed new pads and can already see the same problem occurring on the passenger side, while the driver side is still fine.
The mounting position of the caliper itself seems to be the problem. I don't see any way of adjusting the position of the caliper, so if something was assembled incorrectly I would hope that the warranty would cover that.
The mounting position of the caliper itself seems to be the problem. I don't see any way of adjusting the position of the caliper, so if something was assembled incorrectly I would hope that the warranty would cover that.
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Its the rotor, you have an 06 and newer car and that one rotor is an 03 to 05 SMALLER rotor. I'll also be the unused part of the pad is 1/2 inch.
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