brake question?
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brake question?
i put front brakes on my truck the sunday. the reason i replaced the front is that my pass side was sticking, so i pulled both sides apart cleaned slide pins, new pads and new rotors. did not see a reason to change calipers. every thing was working fine until today truck started to pull to the right again same problem as before
. the pass side rotor was real hot. is this do to the pistons in the caliper sticking? i greased the slide pins real well.
is there away to take caliper apart or should i just buy a new one?
now for the back question. i plan on doing them next week. but my e brake is not working. push the pedal down it is like there is othing there, but the cables are tight. they move when you push the pedal in. just nothing happens. it happened all at once went to use it one day and pop no e brake.
is it worth getting the rotors turned or better to buy new?
. the pass side rotor was real hot. is this do to the pistons in the caliper sticking? i greased the slide pins real well.is there away to take caliper apart or should i just buy a new one?
now for the back question. i plan on doing them next week. but my e brake is not working. push the pedal down it is like there is othing there, but the cables are tight. they move when you push the pedal in. just nothing happens. it happened all at once went to use it one day and pop no e brake.
is it worth getting the rotors turned or better to buy new?
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From: Damon (South East Texas)
i put front brakes on my truck the sunday. the reason i replaced the front is that my pass side was sticking, so i pulled both sides apart cleaned slide pins, new pads and new rotors. did not see a reason to change calipers. every thing was working fine until today truck started to pull to the right again same problem as before. the pass side rotor was real hot. is this do to the pistons in the caliper sticking? i greased the slide pins real well.
is there away to take caliper apart or should i just buy a new one?
now for the back question. i plan on doing them next week. but my e brake is not working. push the pedal down it is like there is othing there, but the cables are tight. they move when you push the pedal in. just nothing happens. it happened all at once went to use it one day and pop no e brake.
is it worth getting the rotors turned or better to buy new?
. the pass side rotor was real hot. is this do to the pistons in the caliper sticking? i greased the slide pins real well.is there away to take caliper apart or should i just buy a new one?
now for the back question. i plan on doing them next week. but my e brake is not working. push the pedal down it is like there is othing there, but the cables are tight. they move when you push the pedal in. just nothing happens. it happened all at once went to use it one day and pop no e brake.
is it worth getting the rotors turned or better to buy new?
Turning the rotors can be around 1/4-1/3 the cost of a new stock rotor depending on where you buy them and their cost of machining yours. If yours aren't too bad, it will save some bucks to have them turned.
I haven't had any problems will my e-brakes (really don't use them), so hopefuly someone else can answer that question.
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