Earlier this week I noticed a really bad smell coming from the back of the truck, could feel the heat coming off of the driver's side rear wheel and realized it was the pads I was smelling. Would only happen after about a half hour or so of moderate stop and go driving. I did the rear brakes last year just as a preventative maintenance kind of thing, no issues until now.
Tore it down... Pads had cracks in them and werent sliding freely, guide pins were a little corroded but not terrible, however the rotor looked perfectly fine and not warped(no deposits noticed). Picked up new pads and pins that night. Put everything in paying extra attention to the slides and where they mount on the bracket, making sure everything moved/slid freely.
Today I checked after the same routine drive that would heat them up. Same corner is still getting hot BUT not nearly as hot as before, all other corners cool to the touch. Going to try to tear into that side again this weekend but curious what should I look for next? Caliper *seemed* to be fine (pistons compressed and didnt appear to be sticking), e-brake isnt hanging up, and the wheel spins freely when up in the air. I hate to throw parts at it, but second-guessing not replacing or at least turning the rotor, and as I said the caliper *seemed* to be ok... Those are the only two things I can think of to look at next. Any help or info would be appreciated, feel like this is going to be something simple and I'm having an extended brain-fart...
Tore it down... Pads had cracks in them and werent sliding freely, guide pins were a little corroded but not terrible, however the rotor looked perfectly fine and not warped(no deposits noticed). Picked up new pads and pins that night. Put everything in paying extra attention to the slides and where they mount on the bracket, making sure everything moved/slid freely.
Today I checked after the same routine drive that would heat them up. Same corner is still getting hot BUT not nearly as hot as before, all other corners cool to the touch. Going to try to tear into that side again this weekend but curious what should I look for next? Caliper *seemed* to be fine (pistons compressed and didnt appear to be sticking), e-brake isnt hanging up, and the wheel spins freely when up in the air. I hate to throw parts at it, but second-guessing not replacing or at least turning the rotor, and as I said the caliper *seemed* to be ok... Those are the only two things I can think of to look at next. Any help or info would be appreciated, feel like this is going to be something simple and I'm having an extended brain-fart...
