question about brakes

I checked my front pads today to see if they need changing (I have 54,000) and the inner and outer pads are worn differently. The inner pad is about 50% worn and the outer is about 75-80% worn. That seems weird to me, are they supposed to wear unevenly? Can I buy just outer front pads and replace those?

 

The right way is replace both when you do (inner and outer) and getting the rotor resurfaced, but newer rotors are already at their " re-surfacing" limit, so basically you would have to replace all three ( inner, outer and rotor) to have the longest service life. At the end of the day, your budget dictates how much to spend. Replace at least the most worn down pads. Hope that helps.

 

Brake pads never wear perfectly even. What you are seeing is normal. You don't need brake pads until you have less than 30% pad surface left. Also, when you buy brake pads you always get 4 pads, so just replace all of them.

 

Slide pins could be gummed up or corroded causing one side of the pads to not release completely. I see that a lot here in the NE. Replace the pads, resurface or replace rotors, clean and lube slide pins. Or replace slide pins of corroded.

 

Always replace inner/outer pads at same time. And I only resurface the the rotors if they are badly scored or pulsating during braking. Lots of opinions on that though, to each his own.

Wear sounds normal. It's not that far off. Now if inner was almost new, and outer down to nothing, then I'd worry.

 

I kind of suspected slide pins as well. Good to know thats normal though, I'll probably just replace the pads. My rotors seem perfectly fine though, I know 54,000 isn't a lot and their not scored or worped at all. Is turning them a necessity?

Thanks for the replies

 

I don't think so, but some say you should. I think its a matter of opinion, really.

 

Most, if not all the disk brakes I've done, or had done, they resurfaced the rotors if there was enough meat left on them. Within a short time later most all resurfaced rotors had warped and I had to do it again with new rotors. I my opinion, if you have the bucks do it right and do the pads and new rotors. if the current rotors are fine and you need to save the bucks, don't turn the rotors - change the pads, clean, grease the slide/pins as stated above. IMHO.

 

I can get behind this, I think I can be fine with the current rotors I'll do all the pads though. Thanks a lot guys!