Uneven rear pad wear

AZ-3,1498cc,UK · Post by **AZ-3,1498cc,UK** » November 5th, 2005, 9:04 am

The rear brake discs and pads were replaced approx 6000 miles ago on my mx-3. The pads have worn very unevenly now with the outer pad on one disc have just a few mm of thickness and the outer pad on the other disc hardly being worn at all. Any ideas what is causing this problem?

bulaian · Post by **bulaian** » November 5th, 2005, 12:36 pm

That happened to me too. What it was was, that little spring that holds the pads apart was broken so they were like constantly rubbing on the rotor. Bought a new one from the dealer for like $4 and it works like a charm now.

jschrauwen · Post by **jschrauwen** » November 5th, 2005, 1:30 pm

It could be that or perhaps the sliders are sticking. Depends on thorough they were when they did the install.

JM1EC-V6 · Post by **JM1EC-V6** » November 6th, 2005, 3:45 pm

Make sure you get the piston re-entered (fully) by turning it clockwise until it stops when you are putting on some new brake pads.