1999 Saturn SL "brake pads wearing uneven" Questions

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...pads and rotors is very common practice. maybe a flex hose or caliper is holding brakes on a bit that wore out the brakes quicker. i believe you didnt see brake fluid on ground from rear brakes ...

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uneven brake pad wear how do i fix it? Unless one of your calipers is sticking or not engaging fully then there should be no reason for uneven wear unless you have a defective pad. There will be ...

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...?? STILL LOCKING UP ? Corroded caliper slide pins. Read this post on brake hardware http://ricksfreeautorepairadvice.com/uneven-brake-pad-wear-2/ Uneven brake pad wear Ricks Free Auto Repair ...

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Disk brake pad wear uneven if the pads are not moving free they would wear uneven if they move then check the pistons on the calipers for movement if there not binding the brake hoses could be bad

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will warp your rotor. you can take your rotors to a mechanic that has a rotor turning machine, and they can smooth them back to normal. thats probably why you are having uneven wear on your brake pads

brake pads as well. To check the rotors make sure there isn't any hot spots due to over heating your brakes as well as an out of round rotor. To check the pads just have a quick look at them to see if

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...wearing uneven this could be the result of sticking/hanging caliper(s) which hold pressure and reel the lining off pads in a quick fashion.check calipers sometimes if the caliper slides get dry this ...

...brake pads junk rotors junk front pads full,uneven,low miles why would rear pads be gone but front pads are full in low mileage van front are wearing uneven rotors look junk emergency brake cable may ...

...uneven wear.  The shimmy is because of the slack in the bearing and the contact the front rotor is having with the brake pad.  Every time the low side comes around the rotor will hit the ...

...tire. Sounds like the brake pad wear indicator tab on the inner brake pad as the pads sometimes wear out unevenly due to stiky brake calliper slides. You would have to remove the wheel to inspect

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