New England B.S. Thread

Lmao I'll have to look into that

 

My truck sounds like shit. Something is rattling underneath, leafs are squeaking, throw out bearing is squeaking, clutch is squeaking, and now the brakes are squeaking.

Anyone have a recommendation on brake pads?

 

I replaced mine last fall with the vatozone Gold's. So far so good, good stopping and no noise

 

Probably need to rip of the heat shield. I bought rotors and pads from LCE for my 95, really added some stopping power running 33s.

 

Congrats Alex!

 

What's this, Alex is gonna get his learn on?

 

Thanks dudes! I'm excited!!!

 

Attempt to at least

 

It's probably another rusted/broken clamp. I'm also looking for pads that don't produce a lot of dust. Ive heard ceramic pads are pretty good. I'm on the original pads at 60K. The rotors look alright. I'll probably work on them this weekend.

 

Good move on your part. Tough it out and get that degree, it'll pay for all your hobbies in the long run.

Yup, could be a clamp too. Measure the rotors, if they are within spec just get some new pads.

 

Happen to know what that spec is? Any special tools needed for those if I need them? They should just pop off if I take the calipers off right? I've done pads before, but not rotors.

 

No idea what the minimum is for the rotors, but I bet it's on TW or googles.

When you unbolt and hang the caliper you should be able to pull the rotor right off. If it's rusted some you can give it a gentle thump with a weighted mallet and it'll come off.

 

Hopeful quitting my jobs and living on campus will help me focus more. More free time for homework and studying without running from place to place

 

I would buy ceramic brake pads, as they produce less dust, and last a good amount of time. Carquest has good brake parts as well.

 

I love my EBC Yellow stuff pads

 

I had the Autozone Ceramic pads on my Tacoma and really liked them. No noise and low dust. I also used Autozone Duralast rotors.

In theory, yes they should just pop off but they usually don't. If they've never been off before, chances are they're rusted on. There are 2 threaded holes in the rotor face, thread a bolt in and it will push the rotor off. I beat on my with a rubber mallet and they didn't budge, put a bolt in the jack hole and they popped right off.

The bad thing I noticed about Autozone rotors was they didn't have the threaded jacking hole so if you plan on keeping the truck through your next set of pads, OEM might not be a bad option just so you know you'll be able to easily remove them.

 

Morning all. Got in my truck this morning and found this...




Thought I heard something fall while driving home yesterday, but couldn't find it. Guess that's what it was...

 

To help slather the hub and inside of the rotor face with high temp(copper) anti seize

 

Jason I have used ceramic pads before and will use them on my truck again when I need them. They are typically better stopping and less dust. I would recommend doing the rotors at the same time whether they are within spec or not. Most manufacturers give the bare bones for tolerances and they will have the tendency to warp. I have seen on my own truck a brake pulsation come and go. Also rotors are fairly cheap and definitely easy to change. You pull the caliper to change the pads anyway, all you have to do is remove the two bolts for the carrier. I remove this anyway to make cleaning of the pad slide area easier. Then you either hit the hub of the rotor with Alex's hammer or there should be a couple of jack bolt holes. The rotors will add Tenn minutes to the job

 

Actually you do not have to pull the calipers off to change the pads. They are held in by little pins at the top. Remove the pins, puch back the pistons and remove/replace the pads. Takes about 5 mins each side. Very simple