Brakes too tight?
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Brakes too tight?
Had one of our mechaincs here at work work on my brakes on the side at my house. 
Long miserable mistake later. My brakes are way tight. The driver side the worst. Up on the jacks, wheel off, I couldnt turn the rotor. Wheel on, turn with difficulty. I would rather he not touch my truck again.
How do I go about backing the pads off a bit?
He says they will break loose........10 miles.......no noticable difference.
Driving 1200 miles in a month. Gotta have my truck in order. Thanks
Long miserable mistake later. My brakes are way tight. The driver side the worst. Up on the jacks, wheel off, I couldnt turn the rotor. Wheel on, turn with difficulty. I would rather he not touch my truck again.
How do I go about backing the pads off a bit?
He says they will break loose........10 miles.......no noticable difference.
Driving 1200 miles in a month. Gotta have my truck in order. Thanks
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You can't back them off, per se, they are true self adjusting brakes and if they are as tight as you say, it means they are frozen and need to be replaced or rebuilt.
try opening the bleeder, if this releases the caliper then the brake hose is suspect.
they may free up while driving but I wouldn't count on it.
try opening the bleeder, if this releases the caliper then the brake hose is suspect.
they may free up while driving but I wouldn't count on it.
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If they're disc brakes, It sounds like the caliper is frozen, not really the mechanics fault, but he should have noticed something when he did the job if he knew what he was doing.
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If you press the piston back into the caliper with a C clamp and do not use a pad underneath the clamp you might be able to **** the piston enough to bind it. But, I doubt it on front brakes. I do think it will loosen up in ten miles or so. Sometimes the fit is very tight on new brakes.
If the rotors were not turned, I would look to see if the new pads are catching on a small ridge worn into the rotor by the old pads. You might be able to remove the caliper and move the pads from one side to another and avoid the ridge since some pads might be slightly bigger/smaller then others. Quality varies on the cheaper pads. A ridge worn into the rotor is probably the most likely problem and the new pads are riding on it.
At this point I would take the wheel off and make sure the caliper was installed properly. I think on your vehicle it has keys (metal angles with rubber between them) and I would make sure they are seated correctly.
If the rotors were not turned, I would look to see if the new pads are catching on a small ridge worn into the rotor by the old pads. You might be able to remove the caliper and move the pads from one side to another and avoid the ridge since some pads might be slightly bigger/smaller then others. Quality varies on the cheaper pads. A ridge worn into the rotor is probably the most likely problem and the new pads are riding on it.
At this point I would take the wheel off and make sure the caliper was installed properly. I think on your vehicle it has keys (metal angles with rubber between them) and I would make sure they are seated correctly.
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Thanks guys. Wont have time to get back in there till this weekend.
Looks like I can get calipers for $15 each at AutoZone.
Also looks like I have a leak between the booster and master cylinder, or somehwere close in there.
Keeps gettin better as I double check his work.
Amazing this guy is a diesel mechanic, but cant seem to do brakes.
Looks like I can get calipers for $15 each at AutoZone.
Also looks like I have a leak between the booster and master cylinder, or somehwere close in there.
Keeps gettin better as I double check his work.
Amazing this guy is a diesel mechanic, but cant seem to do brakes.
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