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Originally Posted by SV650rules
In my experience uneven pad wear, with the pads on piston side wearing the most are down to sticking slide pins. I have used TRW PGF110 grease on slide pins on cars and bikes for many, many years without seeing a problem. What I did find is that if you use too much lube on slide pins it can cause 'hydraulic lock' in the blind hole where pins live, although the pins should have a flat machined onto them to allow air and lube to escape.
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My Callipers are 4 piston (2 pairs opposing each other - BMW F800ST). I've already ordered some retaining pins as they're not in the best of nick, no marks which would inhibit the return of the piston. But at 11 years old they probably need replacing!