what causes uneven wear on front brake pads
Uneven Pad wear. Aug 08 2011, 12:47pm. After a few motnhs of excessive brake dust on the passenger front wheel, I pulled it off and found that the outside pad was down to almost the rivets and the other 3 were fine. Both pins we moved freedly but I cleaned and regreased them including replacing the pin seals.
The top edge of the pad overlaps the top of the rotor. This can be caused by wear on the guide pins, caliper or caliper bracket or having the wrong rotor or pad on the vehicle. To correct this kind of wear, replace the pads and fit the vehicle with OE specification diameter rotors.