Uneven rear brake pad wear

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by kehyler, Jun 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM.

  1. kehyler

    kehyler Member

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    Hi Guys,

    2011 Prius, ~200k miles. 90% highway driving at this point.

    Left rear inner brake pad is worn to the squeal part, but left rear outer brake pad is essentially full. Right rears are both essentially full, and of the thickness of the outer left rear. Replaced pads 30k miles ago, and greased at that time. I have a memory I noted uneven wear once before.

    The caliper is properly rotated to clear the pin. I also take the brakes apart and clean grease them every 30k miles or so.

    Anything else other than a frozen caliper?

    -kehyler
     
    #1 kehyler, Jun 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
  2. Tombukt2

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    Probably not if you can pull the caliper with the pads not in place and all that across the slide pins with your pinky or your middle finger or something you should be good . Calipers can be tricky at over 100k might be good to do .
     
    #2 Tombukt2, Jun 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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