[archaeofreak]

Hey all,

I have been having noise from my rear pads since I adjusted my rear wheel alignment several months ago. A little squealing/scraping sounds like in a car when it is time for new pads. I finally got around to taking off the rear calipers and checking the pads and whoa! they look really terrible! One of the pads is worn crazy unevenly, and the other has no material left! Is this caused by the pad seating incorrectly in the caliper? Or from an incorrect rear wheel alignment? Do I need a new rotor now? I spun the rear wheel with the caliper off on the center stand and it doesn't look "wavy", but there are small grooves that can be seen and felt with a fingernail in the rotor surface. I am guessing I might need a caliper rebuild/cleaning now as well, given the amount of metal shavings that must have been removed from the pad holder.