Craziest Brake Job I have ever done

Are you sure it needed replaced? There may have been a little additional life left in that rotor!!?? WOW!!

One of my wife's friends once asked me to take a look at her car because when she was backing up out of her drive this thing fell off her car. When she showed me the thing it was a badly worn backing plate for a brake pad. When I saw it i said that I didn't think it was from her car as I didn't think it could just fall out of a caliper. But, I jacked up the car and took a look. Sure enough, no lining on one side. The piston had been rubbing directly on the rotor. It was a mess but nothing like your example!

Hard to believe we are driving within inches of other cars in this sort of condition!!