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What happens is the slide usually locks up, and the pad on that side drags until the friction material is GONE, then the metal backing commences grinding away at the rotor face on that side until you end up with what you saw. Happens.
 
TOC said:
What happens is the slide usually locks up, and the pad on that side drags until the friction material is GONE, then the metal backing commences grinding away at the rotor face on that side until you end up with what you saw. Happens.
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Yep, I understand that. I've rebuilt plenty of floating calipers with sticking carrier pins. Either the inboard or the outboard vanes are eventually exposed.

That isn't what is depicted in Ford's ad.
 
"The schill is holding a disc rotor ground down to the point where the brake rotor surface has been eaten down to the cooling fins!"

That's what Doc said.
 
A little off topic.
Just had the fronts and rears done on my Safari.
$745.00
Ouch
 
You "Got JEEP"?!?!

How come ya didn't DIY?!?!

Anyone who nails down as much flooring and exterior building crap as you've done could CERTAINLY source bits-n-pieces for brake rebuilds on a fookin' JEEP!!!
 
Hate working on my own Cars. I prefer other people to do it.
Just was surprised how much it cost me.
My old service writer moved to Idaho so I don't get any break any more.
 
I'm just glad ya have th' resources to <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]Hate working on my own Cars. I prefer other people to do it. [/QUOTE]

Th' lap of luxury, bubba!
 
DrEntropy said:
I'm just glad ya have th' resources to <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]Hate working on my own Cars. I prefer other people to do it.
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Th' lap of luxury, bubba![/QUOTE]

I don't know if I'm in the lap of luxury, but I'd rather other work on mine too. Well, alignments and tires but I don't trust anyone else w/ other stuff.
 
Oh yes, they do drive among us. I knew someone whose CV joint was on the way out. Going around corners you heard expensive noises akin to putting ice in a blender. Warned him that his CV joint was going to pop eventually and leave him stranded. Guess what happened a few months later? "Man, my driveshaft broke and left me stranded in the middle of the highway with no warning. Had it get it towed, and man what a pain." :nopity:
 
You can lead a horse to water...

but ya can't teach it to fish.

:wink: :jester:
 
sparkydave said:
.. "Man, my driveshaft broke and left me stranded in the middle of the highway with no warning. ... :nopity:
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no warning huh?....

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I've let the little "fridge" Scion XB run for a while now knowing it had a wheel bearing going bad. It's been steadily getting louder, and louder.. I've had the new bearings in my possession for a few weeks.. I finally put them in tonight. 10 PM now, I started at 5. and I found the LH inboard brake pad about the thickness of a piece of notebook paper. So while I was at the old workplace using the press for the bearings, and chattin with my old coworkers, I also machined the rotors,and bought a set of pads.. 5 hours wasn't too bad considering I got hung up talking to the guys, and took a dinner break in there.
Been a long day, shower and bed soon.
But at least that noise is gone. I've seen the result of when they get really loose. Not pretty. And I would have been one of those brake grinders really soon here.
 
"What IDIOT would drive a vehicle with the brakes rebelling so long as to grind down thru at LEAST a quarter-inch of cast iron?!?!"

Apparently it would be a Ford driver.
 
That was L O W, Walt. :jester:
 
I don't know.....the number of Sue-bar-ooooooo owners over the decades who leave the e-brake on and take the front brake pads right out while commuting 25 miles each was was pretty well-known in days gone by....

You DO remember that particular brilliant design.....steering, driveshafts, brakes.....AND an e-brake cable on each front wheel?
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]What IDIOT would drive a vehicle with the brakes rebelling so long as to grind down thru at LEAST a quarter-inch of cast iron?!?![/QUOTE]

well... My sister-in-law for one. Giant early 90's Suburban. It was a sight to behold. Idiot brother-in-law told me just to have her drive it up to the shop in a week when they had time. I pulled it off right there in the street and bought her a new one. Driving around with 2 babies in the car. Idiots.

But then there was that other time.... Rear brake on my El Camino started making a weird noise on the way to work but the boat kept stopping. Nursed it home with something rattling around in there. LOL. When i pulled off the drum I thought to myself "now that just beats all... when did Chevy make a 2-part brake drum???" The adjuster fork had popped loose and proceeded to grind a perfect cut through the drum and cut the flat mounting part of the drum away from the actual braking surface ring. 2 clean pieces.

Just add that to the list of things that I look back on and wonder why on earth I'm still alive. :devilgrin:
 
Truth to tell, Jim. Some stuff jus' defies explanation.
...and just WHY have ya been MIA so long?!?!
 
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