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Cantslowdown said:

Wouldnt the pad fall out ???And what about the squiking sounds man those are getting old..

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It wouldn't necessarily fall out, no. The caliper bracket is likely holding it in place and preventing it from doing so. And if it is in fact cocked sideways in there, it's probably jammed itself into place. The "squeaking" you hear is either because the pad has gotten so hot from driving, that its "glazed" the surface and the existing brake dust is giving that constant nails down the chalk board sound. Another possibility is that it's been like that for so long, that it's worn the pad down to the anti rattle clips at the ends of the pad. Most of the time, those clips have a feature that purposely has a small metal tab on each end, that runs along the side of the pad. It's a safety feature that tells you when they’re worn out. When the pads get worn to a certain level, the little metal tabs contact the rotor and give that high pitch squeal that we all love.

I'll bet Tom's life that it's one of those things. Any way you slice it, you're going to need new pads and probably a new rotor on that side. If in fact this is so, I’d recommend replacing both sides and going with a set of ceramic pads. I’ve got them on my Explorer now and I’ll never buy anything else. The don’t get nearly as hot as the stock steel or organic pads, which greatly reduces the chance of warping a rotor under hard braking (we all love that feeling when slowing down to a stop ) Another real benefit to them is that they don’t produce huge amounts of brake dust (and we all know how fun that is to clean off of your wheels).