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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yardsale " data-source="post: 538051" data-attributes="member: 58988">Rich,Interesting (I should have thought of this).  But, I have a question - assuming that the hydraulic force of braking is far greater than the force of the rotor pushing back on the (pad and) piston, if the pistons are (two pistons) moving out, wouldn't the wear be more equal between the inner and outer pads (pistons on inner pad side?  The inner pad has about 1mm left and the outer appears almost new (at least 6-7mm left).It may be just as you indicate.  It seems odd to me that there would be so much difference between the two pads.  This noted, the two pads on the other (right) side are worn about equal with about half remaining so, as an average, it's about the same as the unequal side.  Also, there is a bit of uneven wear on the thinnest (inner) pad - the most rearward portion, or lower, of the pad is worn to about 1mm with the lesser worn portion at about 2mm.  This may indicate that only one of the pistons is sticking. (doesn't change the solution though).Thoughts?Oh, on caliper brands, any preferred?</blockquote>