This. The fact that OP is only showing one pad tells me it’s likely the other side pad actually is very low. Very common for single piston brake calipers to wear through the inside pad faster than the outside. Even if the outside pad has the amount of life left that OP is showing, they both still need to be replaced if the inside is toast.
if it only has one “pad” or better way to say is one friction surface then its drum breaks (they also come in sets of 2 but there is only one surface touching the metal to stop.
I would assume if calipers have only one side there would be lots of metal grinding sounds going on.
Exactly, he also mentions that he had seized slide pins that he had to replace. He’s only showing the thick pad, not the flogged pad from the other side of the caliper.
only 1 per side?
This. The fact that OP is only showing one pad tells me it’s likely the other side pad actually is very low. Very common for single piston brake calipers to wear through the inside pad faster than the outside. Even if the outside pad has the amount of life left that OP is showing, they both still need to be replaced if the inside is toast.
I’m trying to think back if some brakes only had 1 pad, like on a pinto or vega… but I think they all have 2 pads and never wear evenly…
if it only has one “pad” or better way to say is one friction surface then its drum breaks (they also come in sets of 2 but there is only one surface touching the metal to stop.
I would assume if calipers have only one side there would be lots of metal grinding sounds going on.
Exactly, he also mentions that he had seized slide pins that he had to replace. He’s only showing the thick pad, not the flogged pad from the other side of the caliper.
Literally every single vehicle I’ve ever had was the opposite case, change the outer pad and the inner had like half as much wear on it.