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Nov 29, 2014 | 02:48 PM

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There all metric. Have you tried a 16 mm on the 5/8?

I did (at my father in laws) probably a cheap socket.

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Nov 29, 2014 | 02:57 PM

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Well half the job is done. Got the pads on both sides. The driver side disc had SO much corrosion from the wheel even a chisel wouldn't break it loose. The passenger side didn't have the corrosion on the disc but was locked solid. Now for the good part disc are good and pads were all I needed. The amazing part is I've got 146+k on the truck and this appears to be the first time the brakes have been done--simply amazing. I did find that both axle seals are popped out??? Never seen that happen before. I'll have to take it somewhere to break the disc loose at some point but for now I'll say the job is done. Oh once I figured out the disc weren't being changed it took about 10 minutes per side. I'll b post some pics when I get to the house.

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Nov 29, 2014 | 02:58 PM

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Are you talking about the dust seal on the end of the axle tube?

That is normal for them to be popped out if it isn't the update style seal.

Nov 29, 2014 | 02:59 PM

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Drinking beer while doing brakes sometimes isn't good! I wait till after the test run, then it's Nellie bar the door. LOL

Yeah really only took a sip until after I took the test run. I don't drink much so you could tell this was a pia

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Nov 29, 2014 | 03:00 PM

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Are you talking about the dust seal on the end of the axle tube?

That is normal for them to be popped out if it isn't the update style seal.

Yeah That is probably what it is. I would have gone and changed them if I could have gotten the disc off.

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Nov 29, 2014 | 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by KDAVID1

Yeah That is probably what it is. I would have gone and changed them if I could have gotten the disc off.

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I wouldn't do anything with it until you do ball joints and have everything apart already. The knuckle seal isn't cheap

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Nov 29, 2014 | 03:39 PM

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I wouldn't do anything with it until you do ball joints and have everything apart already. The knuckle seal isn't cheap

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Good idea. So far everything was tight as a drum. I was figuring to have a bunch of slop with the weight off but couldn't move a thing.

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Nov 29, 2014 | 03:47 PM

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Was too po'd and didn't get a pic of the corrosion on the driver side disc/hub but this was the wheel studs

This is what I had to used to break the lugs and the caliper carrier bolts

Passenger side--no corrosion

The corrosion on the driver side was ALL from the aluminum wheel against the steel of the hub and disc.

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Nov 29, 2014 | 04:08 PM

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Ball joints are on my to-do list. But not to the NOW list. The driver
side pad is no the NOW list in the next few weeks. I just hope I don't
have to add a set of rotors to that list. I know that they have been
once already and hope that there is enough meat left for at least one
more trip to the machine shop to true them up. Don't have any warpage
that I can feel but you never know and it all depends on how aggressive
the last turning was. So I'll just budget in 2 rotors and 2 calipers long
with pads and hardware. Oh yes and the credit card for all the parts.

Sean

Nov 29, 2014 | 05:00 PM

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I'll be taking the disc I bought back since I don't need them. I figure I have a couple more years on em which is a good thing.

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Nov 29, 2014 | 05:49 PM

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You may find this hard to believe but as a mechanic being of a smaller frame size person is very advantageous. Im 5'6 and around 150.
I did find fighting with transmissions was the only issue, the jacks and benches are to tall

Haha--you got me by 2 inches

my biggest issue is reach--mine is pretty short.

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Nov 29, 2014 | 07:05 PM

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You need to invest in an impact gun lol

The ball joints on mine was a **** I had to use all kinds of pullers and crap everything was rusted and seized together pia would have been easy

I smeared a couple tubes anti seize on it going back together. Should be easier next time

Nov 29, 2014 | 07:17 PM

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You got that right. My compressor is down blew the adjustmemt valve and haven't replaced it yet. That's one of the things I hate about the first time tearing into this stuff. It's always a pain. Like you do as well I slather on the anti size and it's a breeze after that. Not looking forward to when I have to change ball joints and such if these discs are any indication of how tough it will be.

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Nov 29, 2014 | 07:39 PM

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Yep right from the start I couldn't get the discs off

Fun times lol

Iirc I was like 600 bucks into ball joints with parts and all those special pullers seal drivers etc

Nov 29, 2014 | 08:02 PM

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Yep right from the start I couldn't get the discs off

Fun times lol

Iirc I was like 600 bucks into ball joints with parts and all those special pullers seal drivers etc

Hate it when that happens!!! Where the disc seated on the hub it looked like the worst corroded battery you had ever seen. I swear other than a battery I have never seen anything like it. I tell ya it's got to be bad if I give up on it lol.

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