Weird pad/rotor wear..?

[Totalled]

:wtf: causes this:

Passenger front, inner side...? Two deep grooves in the rotor and humps in the pad...?

 

[blackcj71]

rocks

 

[KarlVP]

Yup, rocks. My dust shields on the TJ used to trap rocks in there all the time and cause wear like that.

I have autozone lifetime warranty brake parts, but I just dont care. I consider it custom slotting.

 

[CrustyJeep]

Looks like somebody let a set of pads go to metal and left two rivet grooves. Then, new pads on the rotors. Bam, funny wear.

 

[blackcj71]

eh, its a ford:haha:

 

[TreeClimber]

Looks like somebody let a set of pads go to metal and left two rivet grooves. Then, new pads on the rotors. Bam, funny wear.

Bingo

Crusty gets a cookie

 

[crash2]

Rocks won't do that. I have actually seen that happen for no apparent reason a # of times on old straight axle'd chevs...

 

[JOOP]

Looks like somebody let a set of pads go to metal and left two rivet grooves. Then, new pads on the rotors. Bam, funny wear.

x3. See it everyday.

 

[Totalled]

Considering the (lack of) maintenance the previous owner(s) gave it... I wouldn't be surprised... The passenger side radius arm busing was non existent, and the wheel would move fore/aft about 1/2"... Plus the groovy factory plugs and wires that were on it with 168,000 miles...

I'm almost done with 4 ball joints, radius arm bushings, wheel bearing repack, manual hub conversion, and (good thing I got them since the old ones were warped anyway..) rotors..

Thanks guys. :awesomework:

 

[Long&Low]

x3. See it everyday.

x4. :awesomework:

 

[junkyard jim]

Pads don't even have to wear out. Just needs for the caliper to drag and the uneven temps will mess with the metal and pads.

 

[cheesemaker]

The dead giveaway is the alignment of the rivet holes and the grooves!