babalegba
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Good points. I didnt intend this to be a detailed how-to, my intent was to highlight any key findings.So, you didn't mention but:
1- I assume you greased those pins before reinserting, yes? They shouldn't go in clean. In fact, most of the (hopeful) hypothesizing around why there's uneven wear (because uneven brake wear is NOT normal on a floating caliper system) is due to the pins not being greased properly during assembly.
2- Where's the brake booster reservoir to pop the cap? I assume you had to re-compress the pistons to fit the thicker/new brake pads
3- Do you have a solution/plan for releasing the rear brakes? On my Volvo, we were able to use a 9V battery and some alligator clips on the harness to 'release' the parking brake. I'm not sure how this might be achieved unless the Rivian system is the same since we won't have access to the software tools to put the vehicle in 'brake change' mode or whatever they use...
That said, I'm at 36k miles and just rotated my tires. There's albeit 0 wear on my pads to date. They're thiccc and symmetrical. At least so far! I'm sincerely betting I'll get well over 100k before I need new ones, unless something goes sideways.
1- Correct, Both pins were greased after cleaning with a wire wheel. There is also a larger center pin but the pads do not slide on it. That was also greased nonetheless.
2- I believe it is in the hood area next to the cabin filter section. I believe i saw it a while back while changing the filter. I didnt open it up for this maintenance though. I also did push back the pistons to reinsert new pads - that pressure would have gone to other wheels.
3- My assumption is that the "park brake release" option below should take care of it? FYI i used the "tire change" option for my brake pad replacement. Not sure if that deactivates any suspension movements though. Good point. Will ask the service advisor during my upcoming scheduled appointment for some other things.
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