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Originally Posted by JCL82
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It’s easy to do this stuff when you done it just a 2 week before... The calipers were at fault, after replacing both it went in with no problem. A few things, the new rotor (the old one survived the heat) I bought was messed up because of the heat and they could not cut it. Had both older ones cut. And got new brake pads for the back, AutoZone replace them for free (warranty).
I found out I should not listen to Chilton auto books for torques on guide pins, stripped the pin right out. Had to use an older one...Which bring me to a thought, is there a website that gives out right information about what torque everything should be? I listen to the book and said make the caliper guide pins 31 ft/lbs, on top it said everything will be in ft/lbs unless stated different.
Also I did not change the front, to tell you the truth I think someone change the front calipers in this truck before I got it. They don’t look that wore, even though I got the truck 100’000 miles ago. But maybe why the back was wearing so bad because the caliper were messed up bad.
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did the info I gave you help diagnose the calipers ?
on the torque values , get a chart that lists fastener diameter/torque..
this chart can be used to check if there was an error in the manual torque spec...I believe the pins are torqued to around 12 ft lbs...also some medium lock tight just a drop ...
I believe the caliper mounting is 30-35ft lbs and be sure to put some medium lock tight on those as they can if not torqued properly loosen ....then the caliper will scape into you wheels..