Happy Thread

I guess this could go in either or both, Happy and Unhappy thread. Just another brake job on one of the kids vehicles. This time it’s my sons ‘99 F150. I started driving it this week, because he had asked me to fix a few things while he was at Basic/AIT.

Well with as loud as these damn brakes were, I figured I’d have to replace both the rotors and pads. Holy shit, was I right. The front passenger rotor was f’d and when I looked at the pads, no wonder why they were loud!

Had a celebratory 858 Rosado after.

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bfreebern said:
I guess this could go in either or both, Happy and Unhappy thread. Just another brake job on one of the kids vehicles. This time it’s my sons ‘99 F150. I started driving it this week, because he had asked me to fix a few things while he was at Basic/AIT.

Well with as loud as these damn brakes were, I figured I’d have to replace both the rotors and pads. Holy shit, was I right. The front passenger rotor was f’d and when I looked at the pads, no wonder why they were loud!

Had a celebratory 858 Rosado after.

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Had something like that on my wife's van a while ago. One caliper pin had gotten moisture in it and rusted to the point that the caliper wouldn't slide so it just rubbed the pad away until the plate was dragging on the rotor, just like yours looks to have done. Since it was just one corner of one pad (until the pad material was all gone) on the fairly weak anyway rear brakes, it wasn't all that noticeable until it started making noise.

So I ordered new pads and rotors from Rock Auto, and then when I was trying to remove it the pin, it was corroded so bad that the head just snapped off, leaving the pin rusted solid inside the caliper. So then I needed a new caliper as well. Luckily O'Reilly had them in stock locally.
 
rbbrock said:
Had something like that on my wife's van a while ago. One caliper pin had gotten moisture in it and rusted to the point that the caliper wouldn't slide so it just rubbed the pad away until the plate was dragging on the rotor, just like yours looks to have done. Since it was just one corner of one pad (until the pad material was all gone) on the fairly weak anyway rear brakes, it wasn't all that noticeable until it started making noise.

So I ordered new pads and rotors from Rock Auto, and then when I was trying to remove it the pin, it was corroded so bad that the head just snapped off, leaving the pin rusted solid inside the caliper. So then I needed a new caliper as well. Luckily O'Reilly had them in stock locally.
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Yep, I took the pins out and lubed them up, which is something I normally do. I'll keep an eye on this set and the caliper, to see if it happens again.

I did notice that his ball joints need to be replaced and I still need to replace his sway bar links.
 
bfreebern said:
I guess this could go in either or both, Happy and Unhappy thread. Just another brake job on one of the kids vehicles. This time it’s my sons ‘99 F150. I started driving it this week, because he had asked me to fix a few things while he was at Basic/AIT.

Well with as loud as these damn brakes were, I figured I’d have to replace both the rotors and pads. Holy shit, was I right. The front passenger rotor was f’d and when I looked at the pads, no wonder why they were loud!

Had a celebratory 858 Rosado after.

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Over the last 30 years I have seen multiple rotors destroyed when pads decintigrated and left the rivets left. It always seams to happen with my wife's various vehicles.

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This is to bring home my story in the unhappy thread. Long story, sorry.

So PSA had a deal on the fancy engraved S&W 442 back in March. It took them like 10 days to ship it. Because of this I had to travel for work and couldnt start the paperwork for another week. So start paperwork and circle back in a week and pick it up after the Crown said it was OK. I get it home and the ejector rod is bent. Call S&W and they say send it back the TAT is 4-6 weeks. I ask dealer if he could handle this so another trip to the dealer. I then call 6 weeks later and they dont have it on their books. The dealer forgot to send it in and said he'd get it right out. I wait a week and call again and its still not on the books. He forgot again, a friend of his had a LOD death so he got a small pass on that. It finally gets to the mother ship and I start the 6 week countdown. I call at 6 weeks and they say its repaired and they will expedite shipping. My dealer hears crickets and then I call again a few days later and Im told its shipping and will be here in a few days. It comes in and the dealer forgot to tell me I had to do the state paperwork and wait period again because it went in and out on their book. I have to have a special PIN from the state police to start the paperwork so I had to go home reset my PW at the SP website then fill out stupid online stuff then drive back to the dealer with my magical 4 numbers. That was last week.

Now yesterday, 4 months and 9 days after I actually clicked the buy button, I was finally able to bring the little guy home.😒

Im sure all that trouble saved somones life or prevented a crime.🙄

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