2Kaputnik

Oh, please share!

TougeHorseman

LOL forreal, the suspense is killing me. This did sound like important information for the community to know.

Offtrack

I wasn't aware of a sticky caliper issue on s2000s until it appeared to be happening to me. My friend told me about it, so I started searching on the forums. The general symptom is obvious, that the sticky caliper wears the pad down at an accelerated rate, noticeable once the wear indicator begins wearing a hole in your ear drum. As well, you can touch the wheel of the affected brake, and feel a noticeably warmer wheel due to the friction caused.

Thank you for everyone who has posted so far, and who will post in the future in this thread.

What I am learning is either:
1) there is a problem with my brakes
2) I drive (brake) more aggressively than the average driver (particularly commuters)
3) BOTH!

I guess people who know my driving style and know what my version of a commute (to La Honda) looks like. Something tells me that Page Mill, Alpine, Pescadero, and 84 could possibly wear down some pads faster than the average Joe. Not to mention, the pace involved...

I do know when my mom used to own the S, she lasted probably 40k or more on the pads, and my dad's 2007 civic Si is still on OEM pads with mileage high, but unknown ATM.


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I had a sticky caliper and had to replace it. Had the "lot's" of brake dust, warmer than usual wheel sysmptoms. Pretty cheap to get a caliper from Milpitas Honda.

the_catalyst

Just replaced the fronts after about 53k, rears still looked fine, but I'm a slow daily driver...

DrisanaRM

All the miles.

hellspare

My stock fronts lasted about 70k, 15k of which were put on by me.(although maybe the previous owner already replaced them before)

Currently on stoptech pads, which are holding up okay, and are a good improvement over stock for street driving. I do mostly daily driving with a few mountain runs every now and then.

TougeHorseman

macr88

Casey, how long did the first set of pads last you?

TougeHorseman

I'm going to have to dig into the records for that one. The thing is, my mother owned the car for a majority of the miles on the previous set of pads. Her driving style is "different" than mine, we'll leave it at that for now, LOL.

I'll try to dig up the historical records, if they exist.

macr88

How many miles have you put on the car since you bought it?