Previa has been really boring, surprisingly economical and reliable-ish.
A few weeks ago, had a horrible grinding noise from the rear brakes, I was aware the pads were low, as was an MOT advisory 6 months ago, so had a good idea of what I thought it was. Dropped it off for a free brake test at a local branch of a large retail chain, to be told that there is 4mm pad life, no issues. I was aware the pads were low, as was an MOT advisory 6 months ago.
Shortly after we all catch CV19 and isolate again.
Got back in the car on Friday after isolation over and noticed as the noise did not go away, so decided to investigate on Saturday.
It was clear they had not removed all the wheels as one was stuck on solid and needed a bit of heat and a hammer to remove.
Secondly they had not checked all the pads as they missed one that was down to the metal, pictured top left:
Got some new pads from GSF and got them fitted this lunchtime, checked the sliders and pistons, all free, re-greased under the seals and cleaned all the clips/guides. Also cleaned up the faces (took a bit of scraping) so the wheels don't stick on again.
Ended up taking me 2 hours this lunch/afternoon as rain slowed progress and I had to take the car out for 10 minutes to get some heat to remove the wheels.
Of course the rain stopped after I finished.