Hard braking......
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Tuned
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Hard braking......
I was pulling my trailer this past week and had to make a few hard stops. I think I even had to apply them hard without the trailer too......
Afterwards when lightly applying them I noticed a pull to the left, as if the front left tire/brake was applying too much brake.
I tapped the pedal quickly, and it seemed fine.
It did this a few times.
I am a very light braking person who does not apply heavy braking to my truck, and I was wondering if that might be part of the cause, that it just gets "rusty" or??????
I have lots of trips planned this summer, and I will have the tires rotated before I leave, as that is due, and I will have them look at the brakes just to make sure all is up to snuff.
Thank you.
Afterwards when lightly applying them I noticed a pull to the left, as if the front left tire/brake was applying too much brake.
I tapped the pedal quickly, and it seemed fine.
It did this a few times.
I am a very light braking person who does not apply heavy braking to my truck, and I was wondering if that might be part of the cause, that it just gets "rusty" or??????
I have lots of trips planned this summer, and I will have the tires rotated before I leave, as that is due, and I will have them look at the brakes just to make sure all is up to snuff.
Thank you.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Dec 2019
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From: San Diego, CA
What year truck and how many miles? Sticking pistons in the calipers is pretty common. Also, stuck pads on the slide hardware is another common issue. On the earlier models 99-04(?) the slide pins should be swapped out with an updated design.
An easy way to check if they are stuck/dragging is to use a cheap IR gun and measure the temperatures of each rotor.
If it were me, just pull the wheels, take apart the caliper, see if you can press back the piston somewhat easily, clean up everything and re-lube with brake caliper grease.
An easy way to check if they are stuck/dragging is to use a cheap IR gun and measure the temperatures of each rotor.
If it were me, just pull the wheels, take apart the caliper, see if you can press back the piston somewhat easily, clean up everything and re-lube with brake caliper grease.
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Tuned
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What year truck and how many miles? Sticking pistons in the calipers is pretty common. Also, stuck pads on the slide hardware is another common issue. On the earlier models 99-04(?) the slide pins should be swapped out with an updated design.
An easy way to check if they are stuck/dragging is to use a cheap IR gun and measure the temperatures of each rotor.
If it were me, just pull the wheels, take apart the caliper, see if you can press back the piston somewhat easily, clean up everything and re-lube with brake caliper grease.
An easy way to check if they are stuck/dragging is to use a cheap IR gun and measure the temperatures of each rotor.
If it were me, just pull the wheels, take apart the caliper, see if you can press back the piston somewhat easily, clean up everything and re-lube with brake caliper grease.
Sounds right, thanks,
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