I just want to thank each and every one you guys for helping me out. I have been spending a crazy amount of money in gas at crazy CA gas prices due to the pad dragging on that wheel for months.

Sure enough, I had two “eared” pads on the one dragging rotor and the other “non-eared” pads on the other. Both sides have been replaced with brand new pads and rotors this morning. Just going to get a few things together before taking off and testing them out.

This is going to be just amazing! Lol. I have had to listen to knocking of the rotor at every stop and acceleration for months. Literally every single acceleration and brake whether your coming to a sign or street light to just on the freeway. Finally peace at last. I’ve literally had to train myself to mentally be at peace with the loud knocking bc it would severely irritate me to the point of bloodshot eyes. I covered al the bases from the pins sticking, the holes in the rotor being the wrong size, a missing locking nut to hold the rotor with every video on YouTube showing no nut, etc. I gave up and just adapted to the noise UNTIL a month ago it was ground metal to metal on one pad when I replaced them in August. So now, the huge mystery was just a slight error. Why they just don’t put that picture on the box with “inside/outside” would resolve the issue from happening.

Thanks again!