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Uneven brake pad wear
Wait. You are supposed to change rubber brake hoses every 5 to 10 years? I live in Pennsylvania and we have strict safety inspections. All vehicles must be inspected annually. The only way we replace brake hoses is if they are cracked,frayed or leaking. Most times on my own vehicles. I just... -
Uneven brake pad wear
What is SSBC version? Some special recipe? Silicone DOT 5 is standard world around. I never seen rust in DOT 5. Concerned citizen. -
Uneven brake pad wear
Could it be the caliper? The calipers are not expensive. But I am not sure that the proportioning valve would just effect 1 side. I only seen them go bad by leaking. But I guess it is possible. But I would try the caliper first. Less then $30. core was $25. last time I bought them. happy... -
Uneven brake pad wear
You done good. That is the correct way. Thanks for reporting back. many times people ask for help and then all you get is crickets. Never hear back again.Happy Holidays. -
Uneven brake pad wear
If it were me. I would remove the calipers and use a 2" rolok disc and polish the caliper brackets at the mounting area and the calipers in the mounting contact grooves. I would either polish the wedge and filler or get a new one. I just put rebuilt calipers and new fasteners on the Easter Find... -
Uneven brake pad wear
Yea I agree. They just keep stopping my truck everywhere. I just want to keep going. But that's the way it goes. I think after 40 some years of use they sure have proved to be an effective way to stop vehicles. Millions of vehicles can't be wrong. Happy Holidays. -
Uneven brake pad wear
And if you had Autozone brakes you could have taken them back and had a free replacement pair handed to you. I have ceramic brakes on my M1009's they seem to hold up well. And I bought them and the calipers at none other then Autozone. Just saying. The truck has stopped for the last 100K so no... -
Uneven brake pad wear
I don't know if it is an M1009 or an M1008/M1028/M1010/M1031. But the all have slides that need to be kept lubed and cleaned. If they cannot return to nuetral and slide away. They just keep getting clamped to the disc. In other words the piston in the caliper pushes and that squeezes the caliper...