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#17
Just an update. It was an unpleasant trip to the shop. They confirmed that my drivers side caliper was sticking a bit. He also said my upper and lower ball joints were shot so those are being replaced. They still have my truck to finish it up, but a quick question. I've had the new pads and rotors on for 3,000 miles. With a minor drag on the drivers side, is it possible that the pad could already be down 50%? He made mention of that when he first examined but didn't reiterate that so I will ask him tomorrow. If so and I need to get new pads for the front, do I need to replace/resurface the rotors? They're brand new slotted rotors and I'm not sure what the procedure is on that. Thanks for the help.
#18
It is possible if the caliper was dragging, that it would be down that much. Also, depending upon how hot they got, the calipers could have been damaged. I had a similar problem, to the point that the metal of the rotor turned blue. The rotors and pads needed to be replaced, not just turned. In your case, a lot depends upon how hot the got.
#20
Ok, so here's the final damage. I did have bad upper/lower ball joints, so those were replaced and there was a sticky caliper. Fortunately, they were able to repair that one and my rotors and pads were still in really good shape. So I got an alignment after the ball joints were replaced and a repaired rotor. Riding good again! Only cost me $760 to get there! (That was painful!)
#22
Yeah no doubt. Thanks for your input through all of this. Just glad its all figured out. I hate spending money like that on a vehicle this old, but its paid off and still cheaper than taking on a new payment!