So I had my car for an oil change at the dealer and they said my front inner pads are seized and do not make contact with the rotors, they suggested rotor and pad replacement. Since I am not sure I can fix a problem with seized pads I will probably get someone to do this for me. They said my rear is at 1mm and needs replacement as well. I would like to do this myself but I am a bit confused. I looked at a link here with picture for pad replacement but it looks like that H3 had drums with shoes in the back. I thought that was the case in all H3s and mine as well. When I google the parts I pretty much come up with nothing but regular pads for the rear. When I looked at my rear wheels I see what looks like a regular pad with caliper just much smaller version then front and more open. What the heck parts do I need?

 

The drum you are seeing is for the emergency brake. The rear has calipers and pads for normal braking. Good Luck

 

Thanks ! I think I started to understand that from reading a couple other posts and was about to post asking about this. I took a pic and was going to add here but I see there is probably no need anymore. I will just in case.

 

First mistake was to take your truck there for an oil change, second was to listen to the steelership about what repairs/maintenance they claim you need. The are in the business of SELLING repairs and maintenance, whether you need it or not. Bullchit factor is extremely high, especially for their customers that appear to have little car maintenance experience, like grandma, wifey, single lady....

Possibly just your misunderstanding, brake pads do not seize, but calipers and or pistons can. When you push the brakes, the caliper piston pushes the inboard pad against the rotor and pulls the outboard pad against the rotor (ie the caliper moves). When you release the brake, the opposite should occur to avoid brake drag.

So you have to ask yourself, how can the front brakes work if the pistons are seized? Answer..... your dealer is likely full of crap. Go to a reputable repair facility or brake shop and get another opinion.

So answer a simple question, how many miles on your 3 since the last set of front brakes?