Zephyr <davedejonge@hotmail.com> wrote in news:6f1d9568-717a-4ebe-ac6a-
f2a9526621da@v25g2000yqk.googlegroups.com:
> hey all,
>
> this past summer ( early august maybe) I replaced the pads on the rear
> of my 03 accord.
> the left side was worn badly, the right, not so much, but I did them
> both with OEM pads,
> this week my wife said the brakes were squeeling, and sure enough,
> the rear left was making noise.
> looking at the outer pad on the left side there is 1/2 of the material
> worn off, compared to the right side already, maybe 7,000 miles into
> the new pads...
> I haven't had a chance to take the wheel of and look at the inner pad,
> but, I'm starting to think that that rear is dragging constantly,
> so, what can I do to fix this? is a new caliper in my future or ???
>
> thanks for the thoughts and ideas.
>
> Dave
>
Not likely a bad caliper, but a sticky pin or pad.
See here for a (badly in need of updating) writeup:
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/rustybrakes/brakes1.html
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