Front brake question
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From: Urbandale, Iowa
Front brake question
I give up. I have a 89 F150 that makes a grinding noise under medium to hard braking that sounds and feels like I have no pads on my front brakes. I pulled the calipers and the pads and rotors look ok. There is a small chamfer in the outside edge of the pad on the driver side, and I mean small, it's only a 32nd wide, so I don't think that's my problem. Just for kicks, I pulled the hubs on the rear and the pads and hubs are fine, the pads were a tad glazed, but I roughed them slightly with sandpaper.
Next I replaced my front bearings. Bearings only, not outside races, as these looked and felt ok.
I still have the grinding noise and feel through the brake pedal. I suppose I could simply replace the pads on the front and see if that fixes it, but I'd like to be sure that is my problem before I do it, I'm getting kinda tired of taking those wheels off.
Anybody have any ideas?
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Next I replaced my front bearings. Bearings only, not outside races, as these looked and felt ok.
I still have the grinding noise and feel through the brake pedal. I suppose I could simply replace the pads on the front and see if that fixes it, but I'd like to be sure that is my problem before I do it, I'm getting kinda tired of taking those wheels off.
Anybody have any ideas?
Thanks
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From: clementsport canada
Front brake question
could be rust, or a rock between you pads and the rotor.. my 78 had rust built up on the caliper support, far enough it was hitting my new rotors... also a dust sheild may be bent into the rotor.
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Front brake question
on an outside chance did you check to see if anything contacted your rim. my truck had internal stciker type balance weights. for some reason I guess off balance, they were slightly hitting the caliper mount causing exessive noise and vibration. figured I throw that in for a possible....aloha
