The good, the bad and the confusion with my recently attempted brake job
Okay, so I have an '01 Tundra with many of the brake problems others have had. I was really trying to avoid the full big brake job, so I bought some Brembo rotors and Hawk pads hoping that with those, some adjusting of the rears and good driving habits, I wouldn't have to do the wole thing.
So there I am, truck on jack stands, air compressor fired up, beers on ice etc... I unpack the hawk pads and can't believe how small they are, definitely one of the reasons the brakes are junk. As I crawl down to start loosing the calipers bolts...BAM, I notice they're the 13we ones, great news I thought, someone has already upgraded the calipers. Then I thought, why the hell am I still having problems. So I can't do much as I now need to exchange the pads, but decided I would adjust the rears. I probably adjusted them 7 or 8 clicks on each side, definitely paying attention not to overtighten. After putting the wheels back on and driving, adjusting the rears made a very big difference, but there's still that pulsating in the front wheels. So I now have the right pads and will replace rotors and pads this weekend, but does anyone know why there were still problems with the larger calipers?? I'm assuming regardless, the rotors are warped, right? How concerned shoule I be at this point?
Last edited by t1704; 01-23-2008 at 10:04 AM.
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