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Old Jul 31, 2019 | 11:03 AM
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Having a hard time searching on my phone. It seems my rear brakes are doing more work than my front brakes. I recently changed out the rear calipers, bleed the lines but kept the pads. Well, the rear wheels keep dusting way more than the front. Ordered some new pads and now it still seems to be using more rear than front. Almost bluing my rotors in the rear. I bleed the front brakes before our trip so now I’m kind of confused. I’m not sure if I have a problem somewhere else, or the calipers I got are crap?
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Old Jul 31, 2019 | 11:09 AM
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what was wrong with the rear calipers to make you replace them ? You sure your parking brake is not dragging ?
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Old Aug 1, 2019 | 11:07 PM
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The old calipers were sticking. Emergency brake was adjusted correctly and not dragging. The old calipers turned my rotors blue they were getting so hot which also led to the rotors warping.I got the rotors turned, new calipers, and sanded don the old pads some.
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Are the slide pins greased?
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Old Aug 5, 2019 | 07:30 AM
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Are the slide pins greased?
Yep, a good amount too.
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