It's been a while since I had to do brake work on the MGB but on all the
other brakes that I have done I have found the number one problem of
uneven wear has been the slide pins on the calipers. Even when greased
some of them have been sticky. This will wear out a set of pads in a few
thousand miles.
...Art
On Sat, 3 Apr 1999, Paul Hunt wrote:
> My V8 started wearing one pad one side very quickly, as well as pulling to
> the other side. I found that the one piston was very stiff in both
> directions, so I replaced the calipers as a pair. Braking is well balanced
> now, time will tell as far as wear goes.
>
> PaulH.
> http://freespace.virgin.net/paul.hunt1/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Speedo79@aol.com <Speedo79@aol.com>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: 02 April 1999 21:02
> Subject: Brake (or is it Break!!) problem
>
>
> >Dear Listers:
> >
> >Lately I have noticed a problem with brake shimmy and pulling to the right
> >during medium to hard stops. I pulled the front wheels and noticed that
> the
> >right rotor is warped (brakes alternatively catching and releasing as wheel
> >in spun). I also noticed that the pads on the right side are almost worn
> >away, while the rotor and pads on the left front side look almost new. I
> >replaced the right rotor (bad ridges and warping) when I replaced the brake
> >pads about a year and a half ago. After that, I noticed no pulling or
> shimmy
> >until recently. I bleed the brakes about every six months, and have about
> >two inches of brake pedal travel. I am planning to replace both front
> rotors
> >when I get the new pads in this weekend.
> >My question: could there be something wrong with my right calipers (or my
> >left ones) to cause my brakes to wear so unevenly and cause two ruined
> right
> >rotors in less than four years?
> >
> >I thank you for all your suggestions,
> >Steve Sanchez
> >1977 MGB
> >
>
>
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