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RayV - 18 Jul 2007 19:26 GMT

My buddies '05 Accord has 65K on it and the back brakes started
squealing. Looking through the rim I could see they were low. So we
go to FLAPS to get F & R pads. Fairly simple to change but what was
odd was that the inside rear pad on both sides was worn significantly
more than the outside rear pads. The front pads were worn les than
halfway but we changed them anyway.

Any reason why the rear pads would be worn so much more than the front
and the inside more than the outside? The car is automatic so leaving
the parking brake on was not the cause and the pins all moved freely.

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Tegger - 18 Jul 2007 20:00 GMT

RayV <NunyaBiznas@comcast.net> wrote in news:1184783186.711926.170600
@z24g2000prh.googlegroups.com:

> My buddies '05 Accord has 65K on it and the back brakes started
> squealing. Looking through the rim I could see they were low. So we
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> and the inside more than the outside? The car is automatic so leaving
> the parking brake on was not the cause and the pins all moved freely.

Did the pads just fall off when you removed the caliper, or was it a
struggle getting them to let go?

If the pins were in fact all sliding freely, then the only significant
cause of your uneven pad wear would be the outer pad being seized on its
bracket.

It is normal for the rear pads to be more worn than the front. Rear pads in
a Honda will wear faster than the fronts.

Parking brake use has absolutely nothing to do with pad wear.

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Bob Johnstone - 18 Jul 2007 22:09 GMT

> RayV <NunyaBiznas@comcast.net> wrote in news:1184783186.711926.170600
> @z24g2000prh.googlegroups.com:
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>
> Parking brake use has absolutely nothing to do with pad wear.

Rear disk brake pads wearing faster than the front? Eh? Please 'splain
this, Is this something to do with the ABS type brakes? I've never
encountered this with a 90's Acura.

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Tegger - 18 Jul 2007 23:59 GMT

>> It is normal for the rear pads to be more worn than the front. Rear
>> pads in a Honda will wear faster than the fronts.
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> 'splain this, Is this something to do with the ABS type brakes? I've
> never encountered this with a 90's Acura.

I've have a '91 Integra since it was new. My rears also wear faster than
the fronts.

The rear pads are much smaller and far softer than the fronts. Plus the
rear rotors tend to rust up faster, leading to more abrasion to the
friction surfaces.

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