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On Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:07:38 -0600, Jim Adney wrote: >On 30 Jan 2002, at 23:04, Mark Healey wrote: > >> I just changed the pads in my front brakes today. On the right wheel >> the exterior pad was gone. I'm going to have to get a new disk or >> have the one I have ground. The odd thing is that the interior pad >> was barely worn at all. Does this mean that my caliper needs work or >> is it possible that the disk was ruined to begin with and it caused >> the exterior pad to wear more quickly? > >Your outer piston is sticking. The hydraulic force is more than enough to >push the pad in, but the retracting force is just due to the deflection of the >rubber seal in the caliper and is quite small, so the outer piston pushes, but >it hasn't been retracting. > >What you are seeing is typical for a stuck piston and the only fix is to rebuild >or replace. I strongly recommend that you rebuild them, unless you know >that they are not OE calipers already. > >If you wish, I can rebuild them for you. Thanks but I couldn't deal with the downtime while they ship. Are there kits to do this? Should I do both at the same time? Mark Healey 71 FI auto square 71 FI manual square marksvw@healeyonline.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe