Front Near Side Brake

[scott64]

Had Pagid RS42 fitted for some time now, great pads. But front near side keeps locking up under haeavy braking. You can feel the bite through the pedal but it locks, the others do not? Any suggestions.

[enjybenjy]

what's your front n/s tyre like?

[gfun]

I would start off with checking the tyre for how much tread is left, they get harder when they still legal but are well worn; then tyre pressure, and if wear is even.

Then move on to suspension any movement in the bushes & bearings, shock for leaks and if it still working.

I guess you will have checked both sides of the disc for scoring?

You could try beading the pads in again to see if the right offside has glazed? (several stops from speed then on the last one hold the pedal until they cool off)

You could bleed the offside calliper and see what comes out – is it black = seals going

If you have a tyre temperature gage that could tell you if its working harder than the offside front (this will show before uneven wear kills the tyre) = geometry problem

It is the one that is always on the worst surface so most likely to lock but also the one that gets the worst hammering being on the rough bits all the time.

[enjybenjy]

correct. mine did the same, my tyres needed changing, f/n/s was unevenly worn compared to the o/s - matters much more on these cars than probably most others. Got new tyres and it's stopped.