[Vwdiesel] Taurus disk brakes

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/9/2010 10:03:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
toensing at wildblue.net writes:

> The rear disk brakes also incorporate a parking brake &there is a tool 
> from NAPA #3355 (for some GM vehicles &all 1987 to date Fords with rear disk 
> brakes) that you need to rotate clockwise, the rear brake pistons to make 
> room for the new pads. You can't push them in like the front disk brake 
> pistons.
> 

  Most calipers that incorporate a parking brake are this way.

  It souncs like you have a stuck slidey part (single piston caliper) or 
a stuck piston on the inside (dual piston caliper) that's causing the 
inner pad to take the bulk of the wear.  Should be a single piston, so 
the holding pins are probably rusty.  Basically whatever or anything 
that allows it to slide, isn't.  With one piston, the piston moves to 
apply pressure to the inner pad while the whole caliper slides to 
equalize the pressure to BOTH pads instead.  If it can't slide, at 
least easily, the pressure doesn't equalize and wears the inner pad.
    Loren