[sleeper108]

Alright, this isn't all a question, but i do have one at the end.

About a month ago, i was driving rather spiritedly on a steep windy road in town with a GTR, and one of the turns i noticed a nasty metal on metal scraping noise. When i got home, i couldn't find anything shiny underneath my car, so figured perhaps i was mistaken. About week after the first noise, i heard the noise again, but far worse, and every time i turned after that. I got my car to a friends shop and on a hoist, and thought i should check my brakes. Well, low and behold one of my pads was COMPLETELY gone, (fronts were at 50%, left rear at 10-15% and Right rear at 1-5%.
on my way home, the NASTIEST noise you've ever heard while braking started to occur. this lasted for 2 days, since between school and work I could never get to an auto place while they were open.

I parked my car, and with some help from my dad pulled the rotor (had to buy a new one cause of damage cause, it couldn't be turned) and some nice new pads.


moral of the story, you heard a metal on metal scraping noise... check your damn rotors cause it gets expensive fast.





now my question:
Why did my Right rear pad wear faster than my left rear? I figure that the 5-10% could just be a negligible loss, since i didn't notice anything out of the ordinary when changing my brakes out

[Preston951]

Hmmm, as far as why the rear right wore faster than the rear left...

Maybe your rotor on that side was warped? Hopefully you don't have any issues with your rear right caliper (i.e. "sticking").

[SVT1995]

Could be your caliper? On mine my passenger side, the rear brakes wore a little bit faster because the caliper wasn't releasing all the way causing the pads to always rub the rotors.

Had to get a new caliper!

[TheKurgan]

The rear pad clips have to be lined up in the piston grooves or the pad will wear unevenly and also much much faster. I suspect the center of your clip was not in the hole.

[Casey4s]

I don't want to sound like a wise guy but your rear rotors sound like victims of burn-outs. I helped a friend replace his rear rotors and pads and his right was worn more than his left too. But we knew his was from burn-outs.

[sleeper108]

Originally Posted by Casey4s

I don't want to sound like a wise guy but your rear rotors sound like victims of burn-outs. I helped a friend replace his rear rotors and pads and his right was worn more than his left too. But we knew his was from burn-outs.

very well could be. I am the 2nd owner of my 06 GT, and i picked it up with 23k miles on it. Immediatley after buying it i found a few problems, but nothing with suspension or braking, a couple fuel and electrical issues which seemed to hint at me the car was less than cared for previous to my ownership. I will admit, I've done a couple, but literally only a couple over 3 years