Waz
Jun 10th, 2008, 3:24 pm
Have just had to replace front tyre on my 2005 LT with just over 6000 miles only on the clock). I bought the bike from a BMW dealer last November.
When I took off the offside caliper, it was clear that one pad was unworn and the other was nearly down to the metal. Not noticed by BMW dealer at 6000 service).
Examination of the caliper showed the unworn pad had almost welded itself through corrosion to the caliper and I had to work hard to remove the pad.
The pad were OEM but the caliper had a metal casting protusion defect which prevented the pad from moving and the problem was solved with judicious use of a file.
With a bit more work, I got the piston to move freely again.
The moral of the story is that don't just check one pad, but check all of them.
When I took off the offside caliper, it was clear that one pad was unworn and the other was nearly down to the metal. Not noticed by BMW dealer at 6000 service).
Examination of the caliper showed the unworn pad had almost welded itself through corrosion to the caliper and I had to work hard to remove the pad.
The pad were OEM but the caliper had a metal casting protusion defect which prevented the pad from moving and the problem was solved with judicious use of a file.
With a bit more work, I got the piston to move freely again.
The moral of the story is that don't just check one pad, but check all of them.