bsewall

The inside pad of my rear passenger brake is completely gone, even though the outside pad still has 80% pad left.

So, I'm guess the caliper is not releasing. What would cause this?

Thanks for the 411!

Audi4orce

a few weeks i did my buddy's 2000 golf with 40,000 miles...The inside pad(s) were down to metal with the rotor. While the outside pad(s) had some meat on them....
I too need rear brake pads. My insides are about/close to metal to metal contact. The out sides have another 5K miles to go....These are the OEM pads with 37,700 miles..

I would not worry...Get new pads and enjoy the audi...

DG

VicG

of lubrication. As the piston extends when the pads wear, they rust. Then, when the quick brake job just pushes the piston back in, it binds in the caliper.
Also, the one side of the caliper assembly "floats" to pull the opposite side of the piston's brake pad against the rotor. If that gets rusty, it can hang up.
The correct way is to make sure the stuff is clear, and a touch of lube on the areas that need to move. Pistons are a bit more difficult, sometimes they can be emery clothed, cleaned and replaced.Sometimes they get so pitted replacment is the only option (or a rebuilt caliper).

YMMV

Vic

WYSIWYG

caliper paint

Ronuk

Rear Pistons are the culprit, when you remove the pads also remove the pins and emery cloth them, then use some lub, mine used to stick on and in the end it wore the pads down to rivets and I had to get them done, scored the **** outa the discs as well.

But I was putting new crossdrilled on anyway, so didnt mind, get it done though asap