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Old 06-08-2010, 10:16 AM   #182 (permalink)
Willard
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By the way, it seems that the 05+ Acura MDX's (our Pilots' cousins) have two-piston front brake calipers but with the same exact rotors (11.8" front rotors). Interesting huh?
As well as the Ridgeline. I have plans to source a set of newer (dual piston) front calipers when it is time or replace my front pads. The current pads are still the original units (108k miles/~25% left).


The rear pads on my Pilot wore incorrectly due to either sticky caliper guide pins or friction between the pad tabs and the caliper bracket plates. Either way I had to toss them (3 of them still had ~30% life left) and replace with new nissin units.

I highly suggest that everyone check their brakes and preform a nice wire brush/cleaning job on the pad tabs and caliper bracket plates (front and rear) to prevent poor/uneven pad wear.
It is also a good ideal to clean and lubricate the caliper guid pins to ensure smooth operation.

My front pads are currently worn at a slight angle. The twin piston calipers will help prevent that (as long as things are clean and slide as they are designed to).
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