Just curious
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Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Foresthill, Ca.
Ok, I;m going to back up a little. I had my bearings replaced found out when it snowed that they forgot to put the orings in. They pulled it back apart after I put new calipers on it. When I took my caliper off the driver side today the pads were wearing funny. The outer pad was worn more on the top and the inner was wearing on the bottom. It looks like the disc was crooked. I'm not returning to that shop anymore. So, I need to bye brake pads asap. What pads should I use?
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Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Gillette, wy
My 00 seems to like to eat rear pads. I think it is because the calipers were sticking, or only one of the pistons was engaging. It always is the inside pad. It just strips the material right off the plate, and eats the rotor. I rebuilt the calipers and replaced the brake lines because I had some black stuff in the fluid(I think it was because the brake lines deteriorate and clog up the brake system). I flushed the system a few times and had special brake lines made at a hydraulic shop(higher quality rubber). I havent had a problem since. It seems that the newer vehicles get the more money you have to spend on them. IE: they make them with cheaper materials and charge you more to buy the vehicles and replacement parts.
