uneven pad wear... what gives? bad caliper or bad oil lines? TIA

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10-21-2002, 02:00 PM

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uneven pad wear... what gives? bad caliper or bad oil lines? TIA

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10-21-2002, 02:14 PM

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more info . . . wheel bearing?

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10-21-2002, 02:16 PM

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but woudnt' i hear it if i had a bad bearing?

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10-21-2002, 02:17 PM

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Inside outside what is uneven?

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10-21-2002, 02:26 PM

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outside for sure.... didnt' see inside...(stupid of me i know) but it was a long day saturday.

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10-21-2002, 03:47 PM

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Re: uneven pad wear... what gives? bad caliper or bad oil lines? TIA

Does your caliper have any kind of pin which is lubricated like a BMW caliper? I had it happen on my M5 and I think it was a lube problem. I guess it isn't a huge deal and I have even heard of people swapping pads around to even wear. Also, if the particular pad was a slightly different compound due to manufacturing variances that might account for it too.