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Old May 2, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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Skunky Brakes?

I now have about 2800 miles on my F-350 Sd CC with a Royal Sport utility box. Since I have had it I will frequently get just a short whiff of a skunky smell shortly after a moderate use of the brakes and after coming to a stop. No I have not hit a skunk on the road. This smell is not obvious after I exit the truck and as I said I only smell it for a couple seconds. I have not even used the brakes hard yet. Maybe I should? Although I do have a real sensitive sniffer, I have had passengers smell it as well. Anybody else get a skunk smell?
 
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Old May 3, 2005 | 03:44 AM
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Mine does the same thing. I can still smell it once and a while after moderate use. And I have 17k on the truck. So I would think they are broken in well enough. Must be something in the pad material?
 
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Old May 3, 2005 | 07:02 AM
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From: NJ ... the garbage state
i have gotten a smell a couple times in my 04 when towing my trailer after a hard braking ... just for a few seconds as stated ... almost like clutch stink.
 
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