Powerstop pads and rotors issue
07-28-2016, 03:33 PM
#11
Senior Member
Thread Starter
I ended up replacing the calipers and lines. This did not fix the issue. I then exchanged the powerstop kit for another identical one. Seemed to make it somewhat better. Still doesn't spin as freely as I would imaging it could, but it doesn't feel like the truck is struggling to accelerate now from a stop.
06-07-2017, 09:26 PM
#12
Senior Member
Hello all,
I did a search about pad wear and Power Stop rotors and pads and found this thread. I replaced all 4 rotors and pads this evening on my 2013 Screw cab. The reason for replacing them is I had some abnormal wear with the drivers front rotor. 36000 miles on the truck now. Few weeks back I inspected the wear on my pads because I had to get the truck inspected. PA requirement yearly. Pads all seemed ok, then I heard an odd sound last week and upon inspecting the rotors again I see some odd wear. Checked the passenger side and it had what i'd call normal 36000 mile lines of wear.
Ok today I receive the Power Stop parts. Did the complete process of inspecting parts and cleaning the areas after removal of the rotors. Cleaned and greased the guide pins. Made sure the proper pads where in their proper location with regards to the front pads. All the piston in each caliper seemed to retract seamlessly.
Did the BEDDING process and then drove for 30 minutes without touching the brakes. Came home and inspected the rotors all seem good with exception to the drivers side front. It seems as though the pad when looking thru the wheel is not making complete contact with the rotor compared to the contact area from the passenger side. The pad seems to make 75-80% contact, missing a portion near the HAT/HUB area.
Also, upon inspection to the touch all wheels seem to semi cool near the center of the wheels so I felt good about that . The rear passenger side was warmer than the other 3 wheels but I did not think much of it.
So all parts seem to be working properly but I'm not getting full pad contact as I visualize the drivers rotor.
Do I drive it a few days and see? I really hate to screw up a new set of pads and rotor. But I'm not sure where to go. I really don't feel like getting the caliper replaced or rebuild it just to see it was perfectly fine.
I'm going to pull the wheel tomorrow and inspect the pads and parts again.
Advice or suggestions would be appreciated
Thanks guys.
I did a search about pad wear and Power Stop rotors and pads and found this thread. I replaced all 4 rotors and pads this evening on my 2013 Screw cab. The reason for replacing them is I had some abnormal wear with the drivers front rotor. 36000 miles on the truck now. Few weeks back I inspected the wear on my pads because I had to get the truck inspected. PA requirement yearly. Pads all seemed ok, then I heard an odd sound last week and upon inspecting the rotors again I see some odd wear. Checked the passenger side and it had what i'd call normal 36000 mile lines of wear.
Ok today I receive the Power Stop parts. Did the complete process of inspecting parts and cleaning the areas after removal of the rotors. Cleaned and greased the guide pins. Made sure the proper pads where in their proper location with regards to the front pads. All the piston in each caliper seemed to retract seamlessly.
Did the BEDDING process and then drove for 30 minutes without touching the brakes. Came home and inspected the rotors all seem good with exception to the drivers side front. It seems as though the pad when looking thru the wheel is not making complete contact with the rotor compared to the contact area from the passenger side. The pad seems to make 75-80% contact, missing a portion near the HAT/HUB area.
Also, upon inspection to the touch all wheels seem to semi cool near the center of the wheels so I felt good about that . The rear passenger side was warmer than the other 3 wheels but I did not think much of it.
So all parts seem to be working properly but I'm not getting full pad contact as I visualize the drivers rotor.
Do I drive it a few days and see? I really hate to screw up a new set of pads and rotor. But I'm not sure where to go. I really don't feel like getting the caliper replaced or rebuild it just to see it was perfectly fine.
I'm going to pull the wheel tomorrow and inspect the pads and parts again.
Advice or suggestions would be appreciated
Thanks guys.
06-22-2017, 09:46 PM
#13
Chiming in here...put the Powerstop pads & rotors on my truck at about 45,000 miles, have 60,000 on truck now. Am on vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg, to be precise. Last week we took a ride through the mountains where all the fires were last November. After about only a half hour of driving, and once we came back down into the city, I was surprised to find that my brake pedal was spongy, and the brakes gave off an ominous smell....not quite burning, but something similar. I could only surmise that they had heated up terribly, and I should have used lower gears when driving down steep grades. Lol
I wonder how bad it would have been with stock brakes? NOTE: Before I got my F150 in 2014, I had a Chevy Silverado 1500 4x4 Ext Cab truck. We come up to the mountains every June. We have "sightseed" on mountainous roads in previous years to 2014, in the Chevy. I never had a brake problem in the Chevy.
I wonder how bad it would have been with stock brakes? NOTE: Before I got my F150 in 2014, I had a Chevy Silverado 1500 4x4 Ext Cab truck. We come up to the mountains every June. We have "sightseed" on mountainous roads in previous years to 2014, in the Chevy. I never had a brake problem in the Chevy.