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Extreme uneven break pad wear !!!
Stripped rear breaks to replace discs and pads , 3 pads have 5 to 6 mm and one on the drivers side is down on the metal any idea why this has happened stew.-------------------------------------------------
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7th Dec 2013 1:04 pm
stchris
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Sticking caliper/sliders pins, more than likely the slider pins seized if one pad.
7th Dec 2013 1:08 pm
stew 46
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There all good -------------------------------------------------
if you cant hold on dont let go , it ill come in handy for something even if you never use it.
D3 SE 05,
110 s wagon 300 tdi SOLD
h top transit
crew cab transit
transit connect
ausa dumper, muck truck .
peljob 2.5 digger
06 L 200 crew cab
As above Stew, give it all a good clean and put back together, then keep an eye on it for heat on that wheel for a month or so, given the age and miles it might be a caliper, there not mega bucks, so for a man of you means
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7th Dec 2013 1:19 pm
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Yep, sticking caliper. Or slider pin thingie.
In my non expert opinion.
7th Dec 2013 1:20 pm
AHL
Member Since: 14 Jul 2010
Location: Kent
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One thing to watch out for is bent guide pins, if someone has previously removed the caliper carrier dropped it.
They will still slide ok when you pull them in and out but when the caliper retaining bolts are tightened they go tight, the best way to test for this is to bolt the caliper pack on without pads and check it slides freely.
7th Dec 2013 10:09 pm
Kingmav66
Member Since: 20 Jul 2010
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Stew, check to see if the pad can 'slide' in the carrier. Mine was binding, it was corrosion on the carrier
7th Dec 2013 10:14 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
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AHL wrote:
One thing to watch out for is bent guide pins, if someone has previously removed the caliper carrier dropped it.
They will still slide ok when you pull them in and out but when the caliper retaining bolts are tightened they go tight, the best way to test for this is to bolt the caliper pack on without pads and check it slides freely.
Seen this many times
Also, as above, rust building up on the pad carrier, causing the pad to stick onMy D3 Build Thread
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any idea why this has happened 
stew.
