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<blockquote data-quote="Nuzzy" data-source="post: 1098424" data-attributes="member: 15952"><p>Thought about sticking this in tow rig but it isn't really tow rig specific...</p><p></p><p>I've been chasing a brake issue for a while now with my '00 Dodge 3500. Brakes haven't been what they used to and really started to act up recently. I changed the front pads prolly a year and a half ago so I had been thinking the issue might be related to the rears since I'd never been into them since I owned the truck (few years). Well I replaced the rear shoes a few weeks back and re adjusted which seemed to help some, but not cure the prob. Basically, it seemed to take way too much pedal pressure to come to a stop, but the truck wasn't pulling to one side or the other at all...</p><p></p><p>So I tear into the fronts today to check things out. Driver side seems to be wearing fine, still got pad left, and rotor looks good. But when I get to the passenger, the outside pad and rotor surface look just like the driver side, but the inside pad is totally worn through to the metal backing plate and is grooving the piss out of the rotor. </p><p></p><p>What could cause this? A sticking piston in the caliper? But if the outside pad looks like it's wearing normal, wouldn't that suggest the floating ability of the caliper is functioning correctly? And why the hell aren't I getting ANY pull to the left during braking and hard braking considering the right side is FUBAR...?</p><p></p><p>And should I even mess with this caliper or just trade it in on a remanned loaded caliper from the autoparts store?</p><p></p><p>help. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nuzzy, post: 1098424, member: 15952"] Thought about sticking this in tow rig but it isn't really tow rig specific... I've been chasing a brake issue for a while now with my '00 Dodge 3500. Brakes haven't been what they used to and really started to act up recently. I changed the front pads prolly a year and a half ago so I had been thinking the issue might be related to the rears since I'd never been into them since I owned the truck (few years). Well I replaced the rear shoes a few weeks back and re adjusted which seemed to help some, but not cure the prob. Basically, it seemed to take way too much pedal pressure to come to a stop, but the truck wasn't pulling to one side or the other at all... So I tear into the fronts today to check things out. Driver side seems to be wearing fine, still got pad left, and rotor looks good. But when I get to the passenger, the outside pad and rotor surface look just like the driver side, but the inside pad is totally worn through to the metal backing plate and is grooving the piss out of the rotor. What could cause this? A sticking piston in the caliper? But if the outside pad looks like it's wearing normal, wouldn't that suggest the floating ability of the caliper is functioning correctly? And why the hell aren't I getting ANY pull to the left during braking and hard braking considering the right side is FUBAR...? And should I even mess with this caliper or just trade it in on a remanned loaded caliper from the autoparts store? help. :mad: [/QUOTE]
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