I recently had noise in the right front brake and found that the inside pad was "frozen" and most of the wear was on the OUTSIDE pad -- down to the metal. Otherwise the pads were only worn about 50%. I checked them all and found the left rear had the same, but less severe, problem. (Note that the INSIDE pads have the wear indicator so you won't be warned when the outside pad wears down.) This car (a '91 w/64K miles) was stored winters the 1st 2 years of its life and driven mostly highway miles. I speculate that this low brake usage allowed corriosion to form (?). I suggest, at least for a low usage vehicle, you check ALL pads when checking brakes -- not just 1 or 2 wheels.
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18 years ago