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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 12:16 PM
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Front Disc wear on one side.

What makes a disc brake wear more on one side then the other? Is it the caliper guide pin bushings?

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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 02:24 PM
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it could be, could also be a sticking piston.
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 02:27 PM
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the odd thing is that it is wearing more on the outside surface. Not the side with the piston.
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 03:23 PM
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then it would be lack of lube on the caliper bolts.
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