Like I wasn't havin' enough trouble keeping all that flyin' chain grease off the rear rotor, now there seems to be an even more serious issue. During the ride to work and back today, I started hearing a noise from the rear brake that sounds a heckuva lot like metal on metal. When I got home, I ran my finger over the rotor, and sure enough, I can feel ridges developing that weren't there a few hundred miles ago.
Is there even a remote possibility that the pads could wear down through normal use in such short time? I just cracked 6,000 miles, and there hasn't been any indication of anything wrong until now. Is it possible the caliper has hung (that's the only other thing I can think of)? Dang, there's no time to check it out further this evening. I'll probably just run it over to the dealer tomorrow.
