Uneven front brake pad wear

[RadioActive]

One of the front pads on my 1100ABS has worn a lot quicker than the other three. It's got 1mm left whereas the others have hardly worn at all. The pistons all moving alright (easily pushed them back with my thumbs) and the pin is a stainless one and nice and clean. Anything I should check for, or is it just one of those things? Pads are OEM.

I also that I notice that the new pads are chamferred at the leading or trailing edge depending on which way you fit them. Which way is correct?

Cheers

Chris

 

[turbine_2]

Would this be the front right caliper pads? I don't know why this happens but it happens to my non ABS version too.

 

[carlhowe]

I was on the M6 on Friday (a quick run up to Foxfield for grear beer and some good biking roads - southern edge of lakes). In traffic, touched rear brake to slow down....peddle moves too easily, all the way down...no brake.....Pulled onto hard shoulder and had a look - rear brake smoking - inside pad bearly worn, outside pad nearly all gone. (New pads about 4k ago). Guess brake bound on last use (could be miles bake on motorway), got hot and had vapour in system.

"Use the front" you say...well, I have written about a problem with that before, fluid level drops way too quickly - it has left me without a front brake three times; so I was not happy relying on just that. Bike now booked into Williams to be sorted, but why so many brake problems? The K100 I had was 14 years old when I sold it, about 60k showing and no brake problems - I just changed the fluid every year and put in new pads when needed. Now I travel with a bottle of brake fluid in the top box!

Looks like I'll need a new rear disc - old one now seems rather grooved.

 

[RadioActive]

It was the RHS inner pad on the front. I changed the lot anyway and kept the three that were OK and then I can put them in one at a time in the position that wears quickly if it happens again. Yes - I know you're not meant to but the bloke doing my MOT said that's what he'd do and he was disturbingly consciensious in his work!

 

[Steptoe]

It was the RHS inner pad on the front. I changed the lot anyway and kept the three that were OK and then I can put them in one at a time in the position that wears quickly if it happens again. Yes - I know you're not meant to but the bloke doing my MOT said that's what he'd do and he was disturbingly consciensious in his work!

It's also what i do on my own bike

 

[Bigtwin]

Happened on my bike. Caliper had seized in the out position somewhat causing uneven wear. Pushed it back in and used some anti-seize, and has been fine ever since.

When I posted at the time, seemed that the fronts are particularly prone to seizing, especially in winter of course.