front brakes
#1
front brakes
took the drivers side wheel off tonight to balance it,
and look why my front brakes are squeaking at low speeds.
seems like the it had a sticky caliper on the driver side?
normal or do you think re-bleeding the brakes would fix it? or?? (hard to spin wheel by hand.)
the pads are nice 75% and the rotors are pefect.
wheel bearing is tight.
Its been to two shops, both said the front end was pefect.
and look why my front brakes are squeaking at low speeds.
seems like the it had a sticky caliper on the driver side?
normal or do you think re-bleeding the brakes would fix it? or?? (hard to spin wheel by hand.)
the pads are nice 75% and the rotors are pefect.
wheel bearing is tight.
Its been to two shops, both said the front end was pefect.
#2
Try pulling the pins and greasing them with disc brake grease.
You don't even need to remove the tires or jack the truck if you do them one at a time.
Takes a 3/8" allan wrench to remove the pins.
You don't even need to remove the tires or jack the truck if you do them one at a time.
Takes a 3/8" allan wrench to remove the pins.
#3
There is some drag, which is normal, so turning the rotor by hand should not be that easy, compare the left and right sides, they should feel about the same. However a sticky caliper is not normal. Look at the inner and outer pads, if they aren't evenly worn, then yes you have a sticky caliper. What happens most of the time is the caliper doesn't retract all the way, so the inner pad drags on the rotor and wears down really fast. Replace the caliper, or at least try to fix the old one. There is probably rust and crud that's preventing it from sliding smoothly on the pins. I would replace the rubber hose as well. These hoses have a tendency to collapse internally and cause the calipers to stick. Good luck.
#5
Fyi
Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGHd5-j2TQk
That's how they are supposed to work.
Keep those caliper pins lubed.
Be sure to replace the rubber bushings every time you do a brake job.
Also you'll need to replace the pins if look all cruddy.
Check out my pics in the photo's section.
SFB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGHd5-j2TQk
That's how they are supposed to work.
Keep those caliper pins lubed.
Be sure to replace the rubber bushings every time you do a brake job.
Also you'll need to replace the pins if look all cruddy.
Check out my pics in the photo's section.
SFB
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