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[Redman]

On dissasembly, did not find anything else obvious out-of-kilter, other than outboard brake pad worn thin while inboard brake pad looked to be only half worn, maybe that is indicative of something.

and the rear mount bolt was not tight, wasnt real loose but wasnt tight either, did not have to grunt to break it loose, maybe that can impart some strange forces on the front part of that bracket.

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[80GS850GBob]

A slider caliper being off worn can indicate a sliding issue...these calipers are opposed singles...maybe a restriction between halves...maybe a piston is hanging up enough in back to have lessor wear.......Idk.
What's the torque spec for those bolts?...manuals away from me. I'd think they should be fairly tight...I'd question why it wasn't.
Not knowing how much of a difference there was between pad thickness' I'd wonder if the caliper arm was tweeking every time the brakes were hit...I'd expect more even wear in a situation like that...you'd almost have to unless there's a slidding arm to compensate for "major" uneven pad wear.
Hey...do your self a favor Sir...go check torque on your front caliper bolts too....ya never know....once is too many times, I think.....

 

[Redman]

Good idea.
Checked torque requirement.
Intersting that for GK is somethinkg like 28 - 32 ft lbs, other models something like 26 - 30, but it is the same componets.

 

[Redman]

Hey hey, I got a good ebay seller.
He got part shipped out the next day (from Minnesota), and arrived here 2nd day after that (today) .

Mo' better now.

Just waiting for brake pads now.

 

[Charlie G]

Hey hey, I got a good ebay seller.
He got part shipped out the next day (from Minnesota), and arrived here 2nd day after that (today) .

Mo' better now.

Just waiting for brake pads now.

Excellent!