I just changed the front brake pads 110,060 miles 2006-on the prius Following my usual MO I bought the cheapest Duralast Auto Zone pads $20 + $60 temp. charge to borrow the piston push back kit The install went "ok-ish" we-son- were slightly stalled when we found the OEM pads had 2 SHIMS the duralast pads had a "built in" single shim and the outer oem shim didn't fit "great" the tabs had to clamp on top of the built in shim tab but we stuffed them on-seem to work fine No funny noise-braking fine But one-just one-or the Duralast pads went over the top edge of the rotor hard to explain but it means as they wear there will be a lip of material on top of the rotor or the pad will wear at angle I don't think we installed it "wrong" I don't think there is any way to install the pads wrong? So what do you think? Just leave well enough alone My plan is to check it again -just that wheel-see what it looks like Pain to remove the pads-return-redo-it was getting ready to rain,so just finished install Is the overlap DANGEROUS-? or just something that will cause uneven wear? Second question-is 110,060 miles about average for a prius(our 1995 accord needed pads at 35000 miles) third question-and the outboard pads were MUCH more worn than inboard-no material vs 2-2.5 mm inboard is this "normal"? Thanks Charlie
Did you lubricate the slide pins? Sticking there can cause one-sided dragging and consequent wear, which I've read is a common problem on Prii.
Redy -no but I will when I pull them off-and return them for a "better fitting" set this weekend. I didn't have to take the entire caliper "frame" off-just the actual "piston" mechanism- guessing I can probably get some goo lube on those pins without actually pulling the frame Thanks for the tip Charlie
