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    I have not yet...I didnt get my brake job done till after 10pm or so...everything was closed. I am going to today. I am not sure they will be able to turn it or not.

    Is it normal for the inside pads to be about half the thickness of the outer?

    This job would have been alot easier if the pins would have came out easier....they were muddy from all the off road stuff.

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    Wrench

    Quote Originally Posted by JHarris1385 View Post
    Is it normal for the inside pads to be about half the thickness of the outer?
    It seems to happen that way sometimes.

    Quote Originally Posted by JHarris1385 View Post
    This job would have been alot easier if the pins would have came out easier....they were muddy from all the off road stuff.
    You need to clean the pins, & the cavity in the mounting bracket real well with brake parts cleaner, then grease em' up real good with some fresh caliper grease... (after they've dried from cleaning)
    Get caliper grease at your local purveyor of all things automotive.

    Otherwise, not only will your calipers be more likely to hang up & drag, the pins can become seized in the hole & the head will snap off next time you try to remove them...

    (don't ask how I know that...)

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    Quote Originally Posted by JHarris1385 View Post
    I have not yet...I didnt get my brake job done till after 10pm or so...everything was closed. I am going to today. I am not sure they will be able to turn it or not.

    Is it normal for the inside pads to be about half the thickness of the outer?

    This job would have been alot easier if the pins would have came out easier....they were muddy from all the off road stuff.
    You'll likely have to replace the rotor, I had a stuck caliper on the front and the rotor was too much eaten into to resurface. See my thread on the rotor question.

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