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re: Changing brake pads...couple questions

Posted on 3/1/17 at 3:55 pm to
Posted by Titus Pullo
MTDGA
Member since Feb 2011
28567 posts
Posted on 3/1/17 at 3:55 pm to
Hmmm I don't know why the back would be worn more. I'm not very mechanically inclined. Brakes and an oil change I can handle though.

I don't typically change all 4 because the front wear out much faster on our vehicles. Which she has a new car now so I haven't changed shite on it.
Posted by Langland
Trumplandia
Member since Apr 2014
15382 posts
Posted on 3/1/17 at 4:13 pm to
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
21072 posts
Posted on 3/1/17 at 4:18 pm to
And YouTube will have a vid on this for you to follow.
Posted by the LSUSaint
Member since Nov 2009
15444 posts
Posted on 3/1/17 at 10:39 pm to
Squeaking is an intentional sound created to warn you are down to low pad thickness.

When you need rotors, it's because the old ones are warped. Yours aren't.
Posted by LessofLes
Member since Sep 2010
1695 posts
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:21 pm to
Check your slide pins and make sure they are moving easily. If they aren't, clean and grease them. That will cause irregular wear.
Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
15664 posts
Posted on 3/1/17 at 11:48 pm to
I would like to see someone compressing the caliper on a truck with a channel locks without opening the bleed valve. If you don't have any of the tools autozone sells a little compression tool that might be cheaper than a c clamp
Posted by mofungoo
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2012
4583 posts
Posted on 3/2/17 at 6:03 am to
The rotors do not have to be turned or replaced unless there was metal to metal contact. However, the brake job will last longer if the rotors are straightened. Your choice.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
54787 posts
Posted on 3/2/17 at 6:28 am to
Rotors have gotten so cheap you might as well buy new ones
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