Great observation.

 

Last time I looked, the inboard pads were wearing faster than the outboard pads - on all four wheels.

 

^ Same here. I just replaced the front pads.

 

Rather typical on an S2000. You should also see the leading edge of the pad (the part that is swept first by the rotor) being more worn.

 

Crap! I hadn't considered that. Time for a closer look and most likely pad replacement all around. Fluid flush too.

Thanks for the heads up.

 

Normally it's not a big difference, but it's consistant and enough to be seen by eye if you pull the pads out and lay them against each other.

The wear indicator is on the inside pad, so you shouldn't totally wear down the inside without any warning. (This is not true for track pads, which typically have no wear indicators.)

If you have a massively big difference between inside and outside, check the slide pins to make sure they are not binding.

 

[QUOTE=raymo19,May 4 2009, 05:35 PM] "Son you have to use something to wear it out."

 

40k, original pads, they look ok still, perhaps in another 5-10K it is time to change.

 

Depends on what you do with the car. If you track, stock pads will not last very long at all.

You may want to look at different compounds - just be sure you keep within the operating temperature range (ie don't get race pads for the street - you'll never keep them up to operating temp).

 

I'm on my second set of OEM fronts (original rears) and on my 5th or 6th (I'm thinking I forgot to log one) set of track pads (all 4 wheels) at 48,000 miles.