BlueBaron
05-25-2006, 02:53 PM
2002 Chrysler Neon with drum rear (no ABS)
At 117,000km (72,700 miles) the rear drums are about 2/3 worn. I can only guess that's normal.
Now the problem is that the drivers front seems to do all the work of the front end. I just changed the front pads for the second time, about 3 or 4 thousand km ago. Both times, the drivers side pads are worn down to being 1/32" thick, while the passenger side pads look like they are just breaking in. There is still 80% or more of the material still on them.
The car seems to stop normal on the dry pavement, and in the rain it feels a little weird in a panic stop. But one winter I needed to use a snowbank on my right to keep the back end from swinging out as I braked on ice. If memory serves me well, this was using the factory supplied brakes.
I looked the caliper over as I changed the pads, and everything seems to work ok. What could be the problem? Rubber line looks ok as well. As far as I know, I'm the only person to pull the calipers, and I never let them hang off the hose.
At 117,000km (72,700 miles) the rear drums are about 2/3 worn. I can only guess that's normal.
Now the problem is that the drivers front seems to do all the work of the front end. I just changed the front pads for the second time, about 3 or 4 thousand km ago. Both times, the drivers side pads are worn down to being 1/32" thick, while the passenger side pads look like they are just breaking in. There is still 80% or more of the material still on them.
The car seems to stop normal on the dry pavement, and in the rain it feels a little weird in a panic stop. But one winter I needed to use a snowbank on my right to keep the back end from swinging out as I braked on ice. If memory serves me well, this was using the factory supplied brakes.
I looked the caliper over as I changed the pads, and everything seems to work ok. What could be the problem? Rubber line looks ok as well. As far as I know, I'm the only person to pull the calipers, and I never let them hang off the hose.