HELP!! please
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HELP!! please
Alright guys... this idiot that i bought my truck from only replaced ONE brake pad on the front passenger side... IDIOT.... it totally 100% destroyed the rotor... I mean one pad was brand new and the other was grinding the metal pins in the pad... anyway I cant figure out how to take off the rotor! so some help would be great.. ive searched the net and the forums but no avail... its a 1990 f350 please some help!
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From: Campbell River, B.C.
I can't be completely sure since yours is a 1990 F350 (2wd?????), but on mine the wheel bearing hub and rotor are cast as one piece. So to take the rotor off, you have to remove the outer cone of the wheel bearing and the disk falls off the spindle.
But I'm not sure if that applies to your truck. Is your truck 4wd?
But I'm not sure if that applies to your truck. Is your truck 4wd?
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
After you remove the caliper, inspect both the groove in the caliper and the slide on the caliper tree top and bottom.
I have seen places worn on the tree slide that makes the caliper not want to slide which causes excessive wear on one pad.
A coat of Never Sieze on all slide contact surfaces when reassembling helps them move better as the pads wear.
I have seen places worn on the tree slide that makes the caliper not want to slide which causes excessive wear on one pad.
A coat of Never Sieze on all slide contact surfaces when reassembling helps them move better as the pads wear.
