strange brake prob
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strange brake prob
2000 F250 in my sig- vibration when braking esp at higher speeds. So I thought no prob, its the slide pins been there done that time to do it again. Took it apart didn't see any issues but went ahead and re-lubed them. Checked everything out all was ok. Slight amount of runout in the pass rotor - I thought oh that's it. Didn't have time to do new pads/rotors so I put it back together and figured I'd get the parts this week and replace them on sat.
Got a call from a buddy to go help him pull a logging truck up a steep grade. So loaded gear up and headed out - pulled the truck up the grade. Had the brake vibe on the way over as expected. On the way home - NO VIBRATION AT ALL! Nice solid braking no fade.
Only thing is during the pull he missed a gear once and I got dragged backwards maybe a couple of feet w/ the brakes on.
Can't quite figure out how this "magically" fixed my brakes. Going to drive it for a few days before doing anything. Weird, just plain ole weird
Got a call from a buddy to go help him pull a logging truck up a steep grade. So loaded gear up and headed out - pulled the truck up the grade. Had the brake vibe on the way over as expected. On the way home - NO VIBRATION AT ALL! Nice solid braking no fade.
Only thing is during the pull he missed a gear once and I got dragged backwards maybe a couple of feet w/ the brakes on.
Can't quite figure out how this "magically" fixed my brakes. Going to drive it for a few days before doing anything. Weird, just plain ole weird
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Don't think I'd "prescribe" this as a recommended repair. I left a "pinch" mark on the seat. We figured btw us we were pulling 25k up a 8% grade - lots of pucker factor. In 4 low 5mph was about all we could do - luckily only about 3/4 mile was all. Told him next drag the #*/"'!+- things up the hill before loading them on the trailer! He let his guy w/ the loader go before he got up the hill.
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You could have had pad material actually bonded to the surface of the rotor, and the hard work took that off.
We've had a lot of discussions a few years back about "warped rotors" on the Superdutys, and some of the most experienced engineer-types kept saying it was material deposited on the rotor, and not the rotor being warped.
We've had a lot of discussions a few years back about "warped rotors" on the Superdutys, and some of the most experienced engineer-types kept saying it was material deposited on the rotor, and not the rotor being warped.
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I remember when we looked at it a week or so ago - rotors actually looked clean. No deep grooves, or marks. We put a dial ind on both and the runout was worse on one side vs the other. Don't remember the #'s but it wasn't much. This truck has been doing this intermittently for at least a couple of years. Usually lubing the slide pins is all it takes but this time something different is going on. You could feel a slight pulsation at low speeds - after this pull its all gone. I'd swear someone stole my truck r&r'd the rotors and pads then gave it back to me!
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