Reminder: Check your Inner and Outer Brake Pads!

[D_Eclipse9916]

As car guys, we all tend to check our cars brake pads, but most of us if we aren't taking off the wheel, just look at the outer pad. In the case of my 2500HD, weighing 7500lbs, and excessively heavy wheel/tire package, I tend not to pull the wheels that often. :lol:

I had looked at the outer pads, as the pad started making some noise in the right rear corner of the truck. Well there was a decent amount of pad left, but I could see it maybe starting to hit the wear strips. Okay, I will remind myself when I get to work Tuesday to order some pads and rotors. (this was friday). I let my mom borrow the truck part of the weekend, letting her know I needed to replace the brakes, but it shouldnt be a problem.

Fast forward to Monday, my mom had dropped off the truck, and I noticed a small vibration going to a friends about 3 miles away. Well, okay, ignored (first mistake).

I drive the truck tuesday to work (9 miles all backroads). BAD vibration and noise, well I didnt want to be late to work (2nd mistake). I check underneath once I get to work and hock: The rotor has disintegrated into half its original size. I order up parts and decide to limp it home (final and STUPID mistake). On the way home, the pistons extend and start shooting fluid out. I lost brakes. Using the turbo brake in tow/haul mode, I get it home.

STUPID STUPID STUPID. Always check your brakes, inside and out. Don't ignore the symptoms just to not be late at work. The right rear caliper had seized, cause the inner pad to slide on the rotor, disintegrating the pad, and the rotor. Even when the brakes had completely failed, the outside pad and rotor looked fine and plenty of pad.

$250 for 4 new rotors, f/r pads, and a right rear caliper and we are good to go now. (all luckily in stock at the local autozone)

[Evan]

wow, thats amazing. ive never seen anything like that. good thing you got home safe.

i wonder if its something about trucks or trucks that tow? my titan wears the inner rear pads at least twice as fast as the outer


oh, and most state inspection places are lazy and just check the outer pads instead of taking the wheel off to check both

[ScottyB]

hock:

uh...glad you're alive man! that's insane. i don't know how you kept it together piloting 7500lbs. around with minimal stopping power.

[D_Eclipse9916]

wow, thats amazing. ive never seen anything like that. good thing you got home safe.

i wonder if its something about trucks or trucks that tow? my titan wears the inner rear pads at least twice as fast as the outer


oh, and most state inspection places are lazy and just check the outer pads instead of taking the wheel off to check both

I definitely have increased wear on the rear pads, but I am hoping this issue was just a sticking caliper. It happened so quickly, and the other side (drivers side rear) had even wear on inner and outer.

Maybe I could have missed it, and you are right the inspection station probably did that too. (last inspected in December, would have been close).

[BLINGMW]

:lol: hock:

[NTIman]

when I saw this on Facebook, I was going to ask if you popped the piston past the seal. I saw a front rotor on an Escort like that right after I started working at Toyota. Scary. Especially in that case because this woman drove like that for miles and didn't notice anything wrong until all of the fluid was drained out.

[NTIman]

wow, thats amazing. ive never seen anything like that. good thing you got home safe.

i wonder if its something about trucks or trucks that tow? my titan wears the inner rear pads at least twice as fast as the outer


oh, and most state inspection places are lazy and just check the outer pads instead of taking the wheel off to check both

I definitely have increased wear on the rear pads, but I am hoping this issue was just a sticking caliper. It happened so quickly, and the other side (drivers side rear) had even wear on inner and outer.

Inspection stations only have to check one front and one rear too. Which is kind of retarded, but not as dumb as some of the other inspection laws.

Maybe I could have missed it, and you are right the inspection station probably did that too. (last inspected in December, would have been close).

[Jake]

This could go in Reddit's "JustRolledIntoTheShop" forum... there are countless posts with rotors looking like that. Glad you got it home and definitely a good point to check inner pads as well as outer. Had no idea they would wear differently.

[Jeff]

Holy shit broseph glad you are ok. Just had to put new woah stuff on my Ram. My cost on the stuff was right at $340, new rotors and pads front and rear. Already regret getting cheap pads, they dust like a bitch! What pads did you get?

[D_Eclipse9916]

Holy shit broseph glad you are ok. Just had to put new woah stuff on my Ram. My cost on the stuff was right at $340, new rotors and pads front and rear. Already regret getting cheap pads, they dust like a bitch! What pads did you get?

Wearever golds. Actually a decent pad for what it was. I hope you didnt get the wearever silvers as they suck and dust like crazy. My years of working at Advance finally paid off. Front/rear rotors + pads were ~$200, the caliper was $50.

[Jeff]

You know....I think I might have paid for a U-joint and a drag link on that same bill. I bet it was more like $200ish. I got duralast pads or some ghetto shit, they were like $45 for both front and rear. I need to invest in something better when I put my alloys on to save them.