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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 07:05 PM
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Good Evening....Love and Peace to you All (well, most of you anyway).

What's up with this?

Front Brake Pads.

 
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 07:07 PM
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I noticed my pads weren't wearing correctly... turned out one of the calipers up front was stuck badly, and the rear wasn't far away from being toast. I ordered rebuild kits from J&P cycles and re-built them all... works like a charm now.
 
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Funny thing is, the pad with the least wear is the one against the piston.....
 
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by traildog
Good Evening....Love and Peace to you All (well, most of you anyway).

What's up with this?

Front Brake Pads.
It's no different to the uneven wear on your rear tyre
 
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It's no different to the uneven wear on your rear tyre
Does that mean it's normal wear?
 
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by traildog
Does that mean it's normal wear?
Yep for your riding style it is ... LOL
 
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Normal for the most part but that seen here seems a but much for sure.
 
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BTW...there's nothing normal about you TD.....sparkling clean seaforming hunkie doodle diddly ding ding !!!
 
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Originally Posted by traildog
Funny thing is, the pad with the least wear is the one against the piston.....
I'm still not quite sure, but if you're that far into a pad change you might as well rebuild and do a fluid change. Doesn't take long, although I'm sure you know very well.
 
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That much difference in wear I would think it was not normal. I would check the caliper. Looks like the piston may be sticking.
 
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