BRAKE PADS WEARING ON FUNNY ANGLE

[johnswales]

HI I PUT SOME BRAKE PADS ON MY 2.5TDI JUST BEFORE XMAS AND I CHECKED THEM OTHER DAY AND THEY ARE WEARING ON A FUNNY ANGLE,THE ONLY REASON I CHANGED THEM BEFORE WAS COZ MY BRAKE PAD LIGHT CAME ON N WHEN I CHANGED THEM THEY 2 HAD WORN ON A FUNNY ANGLE N CHOPPED THROUGH MY PAD WARNING WIRES ANY IDEAS WHY THIS COULD BE COZ I THINK IM GUNNA HAV TO CHANGE THEM AGAIN SOON N REALLY DONT WANT AGAIN THANKS.

 

[CMD]

1. Check caliper 2. Are the disc's the correct size . 3. Make sure pad's are biting / flush on to face of the disc.

 

[AU01 A4]

Sorry to bring up a old thread but ive got the same problem, john did you find out what was causring it?

 

[Edembers]

I have the same problem too, if anyone can throw any light on it I would be glad. Mine is a '98 A4 Sport.

 

[CHRIS555]

I have a couple doing the same as well!

 

[Mike B]

Does this happen on both wheels?If only one side checkthat the disc is true and the piston in the caliper is free