why am i getting uneven brake wear? my passenger side wore out soo much quicker then my driver side breaks (FWD),the driverside isn't even barly used up.
2006-09-19 15:31:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Listen to the previous answers, they know what they're talking about. If you don't feel confident in fixing this yourself, take it to a qualified repair facility. Good luck!
2006-09-19 15:39:27 · answer #1 · answered by Dave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work in a brake shop and i see this all the time. Calipers start sticking up and wearing out, they should be replaced about every 100 000KM or if needed. what happens is that the sliders start to sieze up, causeing the pad to drag on the rotor wearing it out faster. Also the piston in the caliper starts siezing up and has the pad drag as well. If you have the calipers replaced, pads, and rotores (if needed if not just have them machined), that should fix the problem. Whenever you open up a system, expecally something as sensitive as the brake system, you should have it flushed out as well, and not go for the bleeding method.
2006-09-19 22:51:40 · answer #2 · answered by gregthomasparke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you probably have a lot of air in the lines,and its causing uneven pressure to occur this causes one side to wear more than the other side does,and its also hard on a rotor too,,you may have a caliper not working right on it,,and it will not allow the pressure to reach that side of the brakes,,when you re- do them have them bleed out real good and checked to see if both sides are getting equal pressure to them,,good luck,,i hope this help,s.i own a repair shop,and do this all the time.
2006-09-19 22:37:55 · answer #3 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you have a bad caliper or brake line causing the brake to hold on while driving and wear out quick.
2006-09-19 22:37:54 · answer #4 · answered by tommy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably because your rotors are worn. You need to get a proper brake job and replace both sides at the same time.
2006-09-19 22:37:45 · answer #5 · answered by JoeFunSmith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like rusty caliper guides or caliper piston not retracting properly. if the second choice, could be flex hose colapsing. this being the problem on the side thats wearing the worst
2006-09-19 22:42:32 · answer #6 · answered by Mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you look at passenger side take cailper of see if you can squeeze it in with c-clamp it should go in with no force look at line connected to caliper to see if cracked it could be collapsed not allowing the caliper to slide back in. if caliper wont go in take line of then see if it will go in easy if not caliper is bad if so line is bad also make sure ur guide pins are free
2006-09-19 22:56:01 · answer #7 · answered by big_daddy_don7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check you brake calipers.,1 of them are sticking.also check your rotors,to see if there are any high spots on them.
2006-09-20 02:37:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad or dirty caliper
2006-09-20 00:41:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋