Please help!!!

At the weekend just gone i had my back wheel off to check my brake pads as i've only just got my disco and thought i had better check,anyway i noticed one of the pads has dropped and scored the top of the hub on the o/s rear so it appears i need a new caliper!! I got in the car the next morning and it felt like i had a flat tyre on the back and the noise of when you've got only one back window open?? what could this be as i never had this before totally confused .com

flat tyre and an open window?

Rust on the edge of the disc

watch that. my disco did the same on the rear and it sheared the rotor from the disc bell. The pad is rubbing on the disc bell not the hub. As for the other sound are you sure the backing plate isn't catching the disc

Yeah,backing plate...also stones between backing plate and disc.Has the disc got a pronounced raised rim,from the pad wearing on it closer to the centre?

right i've had another look tonight and it's definately the outer pad that has dropped onto the disc bell scoring it,the pad just falls throught the caliper and just won't sit in the correct position ffs im sure they are the correct pads because the inner pad sit's fine! is this a common thing for them to wear away??

new caliper is cheap but fit the pair

Disco'stu300tdi said:

is this a common thing for them to wear away??

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yes