Rear Brake Pad Replacement 02, Es300

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Just replaced front disks and pads on my ES300.

Was also going to replace rear pads. I noticed the old rear pads had uneven ware. The outer pad was much thinner than the inner pad. The replacement pads are equal thickness (as they should be). Got the new pads installed and could not swing the caliper back down. The outer pad was too far out for the caliper to swing down into place. It looks like the caliper is not sliding well on the top pivot caliper bolt. Has anyone had this problem? Is there a way to get the caliper sliding properly on that top pivot caliper bolt? I would like to avoid removing the entire caliper if possible.

Temporarily I put the old rear pads back on reversing them so that the thicker one was now on the outside of the disk. Didn't even bother touching the otherside until I get this resolved.

[Lexusfreak]

What year is the ES?

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What year is the ES?

2002 ES300

[joed]

the worn uneven is normal for most cars. Have you ever use c-clamp to press down the cylinder?