Brake issue
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Brake issue
Hi All,
I'm pretty sure i know the answer but I just wanted to see if I get the same advice from you guys.
A few weeks back I took my truck for a ride where the speeds got up to like 50. At one point I smelled burning brakes coming from drivers side front. ( I just put pads and rotors in in the fall and have not put many miles on this winter except for plowing). Well i took the left side apart having a feeling the caliper was hung up in the pins. I got it apart..its seemed to move ok on the pins but I lubed them up again and put it back together. It seemed fine. well I took it out again today and could smell it again and when i hit the brake it pulled hard right.
I threw some snow through the holes on the wheels and it sizzled like crazy. So My thought is the caliper is no good. I was told if I replace one I should do both...any thoughts? And do you think thats probably what it is. I had to do both rear calipers last year. I know quite a few guys with SD trucks and most of them have had to replace one or some of the calipers. is this a common issue?
Ron
I'm pretty sure i know the answer but I just wanted to see if I get the same advice from you guys.
A few weeks back I took my truck for a ride where the speeds got up to like 50. At one point I smelled burning brakes coming from drivers side front. ( I just put pads and rotors in in the fall and have not put many miles on this winter except for plowing). Well i took the left side apart having a feeling the caliper was hung up in the pins. I got it apart..its seemed to move ok on the pins but I lubed them up again and put it back together. It seemed fine. well I took it out again today and could smell it again and when i hit the brake it pulled hard right.
I threw some snow through the holes on the wheels and it sizzled like crazy. So My thought is the caliper is no good. I was told if I replace one I should do both...any thoughts? And do you think thats probably what it is. I had to do both rear calipers last year. I know quite a few guys with SD trucks and most of them have had to replace one or some of the calipers. is this a common issue?
Ron
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my '99 seems to chew through brake pads and calipers. I was told the same thing about if you replace one you should do the other also and that is what I did. It kind of make sense for a couple of reasons. If one is bad the other is probably going to go soon also so that they us that they both apply the same about of pressure compared if you had a new one on one side and an old one on the other. I would change them both at the same time.
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So, I'm not an expert but this has happened to me on chevy trucks. The flexible lines going to the wheels get clogged, or degrade or something like that. When you press on the pedal they pass fluid forward but then do not allow it to flow back quickly, thus holding pressure in the caliper for a while. By the time you get home and pull the wheel off the pressure has equalized and you can't see the issue. This can cause a "pull to the left or right" complaint as well as uneven or rapid wear of the rotors. They rarely fail at the same time so one wheel tends to drag. It can also cause warped rotors. It take about 8 - 10 years for those flexible lines on the Chevy trucks to fail. Maybe this is the same thing?
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From: Mattawa Washington.
I just ran into this problem with my step daughters jeep. The problem was the phenolic piston in the caliper. They tend to hang up easier with any little bit of contamination. Also if they get hot the piston can stick to the housing. Replace with calipers that have steel pistons.I did this and boy what a difference it made.
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From: Brooklin,On. / Toronto,On
Yeah, you should do both. The dealer ad to change both on my 2008 when one seize up.
Also, if you change your brake pads and are buying Motorcraft beaware there is 3 different grade economy,standard and factory(OEM). The dealer installed economy on mine without my knowledge and soon realize how brake fade affects your safety, to make it short stick with Factory brake pads (OEM) even if there more money.
Also, if you change your brake pads and are buying Motorcraft beaware there is 3 different grade economy,standard and factory(OEM). The dealer installed economy on mine without my knowledge and soon realize how brake fade affects your safety, to make it short stick with Factory brake pads (OEM) even if there more money.
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