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Lil bastard · 04-25-2008, 03:40 PM

Look for uneven wear/thickness of the inboard and outboard pads on the suspect caliper.

It also seems somewhat odd that you still have machining grooves on the other calipers, these disappear rather quickly - how many miles on the Pads/Rotors? On the car?

Odd for a single caliper to warp, this will usually occur in pairs - axle mates - did you properly torque the wheel bolts? That's usually the only way a single caliper will warp, except of course a hanging piston/pad.

If you're removing the caliper, bleeding the brakes, etc, it's easiest to just rebuild the caliper while your in there - takes about an extra 10 min. and parts are usually cheap.

04-25-2008, 03:40 PM	#8
Lil bastard Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Du Monde Posts: 2,199	Look for uneven wear/thickness of the inboard and outboard pads on the suspect caliper. It also seems somewhat odd that you still have machining grooves on the other calipers, these disappear rather quickly - how many miles on the Pads/Rotors? On the car? Odd for a single caliper to warp, this will usually occur in pairs - axle mates - did you properly torque the wheel bolts? That's usually the only way a single caliper will warp, except of course a hanging piston/pad. If you're removing the caliper, bleeding the brakes, etc, it's easiest to just rebuild the caliper while your in there - takes about an extra 10 min. and parts are usually cheap. __________________ 1990 Porsche 964 Carrera 4 Cabriolet 1976 BMW 2002 1990 BMW 325is 1999 Porsche Boxster (gone, but not forgotten) http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...smiley-003.gif Never drive faster than your Guardian Angel can fly! Last edited by Lil bastard; 04-25-2008 at 03:42 PM.