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I am having a problem with my 87 2.9 2wd ranger xlt. when ever i hit the brakes, even slightly, it sounds like i am dranging cardboard of metal under the car. I checked the clearance and nothing is hitting or draging. Also when i release the brake it sound slike the calipers are sucking in air. Is this natural? or what? Thanks for all your help
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Brake problem
Sounds like your pads are shot
Originally Posted by devilsword
I am having a problem with my 87 2.9 2wd ranger xlt. when ever i hit the brakes, even slightly, it sounds like i am dranging cardboard of metal under the car. I checked the clearance and nothing is hitting or draging. Also when i release the brake it sound slike the calipers are sucking in air. Is this natural? or what? Thanks for all your help
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My wifes car was making a bad noise when she pressed the brake. I had the dealership replace a ball joint and about a week later it was making the noise. When I removed the tire and looked at the caliper I found out what the problem was. One of the bolts that hold the caliper on was missing so everytime she used the brakes the caliper would kick up and drag on the rim. Most likely thats not your problem, but its worth looking at.
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could be the rim thing. i mean i noticed that my stopping power is still vary good. but i take a tire off monday and look at the slot to check the thickness. What should the be the point of no return on the thickness of the brakes. Can anyone also offer a good replacement?
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Originally Posted by devilsword
could be the rim thing. i mean i noticed that my stopping power is still vary good. but i take a tire off monday and look at the slot to check the thickness. What should the be the point of no return on the thickness of the brakes. Can anyone also offer a good replacement?
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brake pads are cheap, replace them before you slam into somthing.Like the other guys said the pads will gouge your rotors if it has not allready done so.
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well it ended up being worn pads. it did dig into one of the rotors but only to the point were it scraped off a small layer of rust in a even plan. So for the first time ever i changed the frot brake pads. I wish the rear shoes were as easy. Might push me to do the rear disk conversion if i scrap togther the money
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It can always be worse; there was a point in time when there was no such thing as standard front disc brakes. I've replaced brake shoes on the front of cars I've had in the past, it was just a way of life. The gov't mandated front discs back in the very early 70's as I recall. Not too many antiques from that vintage being driven on a daily basis anymore.