Really tight front brakes!

[Grit dog]

Are you sure it's brakes and you didn't over tighten the front bearings.Are you sure you got the correct bearings? How did you tighten them?

Good call.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

Good call.

Yes you want them "tight, but not too tight". I was taught to get the spindle nut snug, then back it off a partial turn, just to line the cotter pin holes up. The nut has several slots but there is probably only one hole in the spindle. I haven't done a set in a few years so I forgot about that being a possibility....

 

[75gmck25]

Process I recall is:
- Slowly turn the rotor, and at the same time snug the nut down with a wrench to seat the bearing (I think the book lists a torque setting to use)
- loosen up the nut about a 1/2 to 1 turn with the wrench, and then tighten it down again with your fingers
- turn the nut just enough or get a slot in the nut to align with the spindle, and insert the cotter pin and bend the tangs
Spin the hub to make sure it moves freely

 

[Truck82]

To me that sounds a bit expensive...back when we had a drum/rotor lathe at our parts store I charged $4 each for drums and $8 each for rotors. $3 more per rotor if they were not cleaned out and bearings were still inside the hub. But that was in the 80s....

Back in the 80s?!? You probably had to watch for dinosaur crossing signs back then…

 

[mlsceo]

Back in the 80s?!? You probably had to watch for dinosaur crossing signs back then…

You sound like my grandson, lol.

 

[Truck82]

Are you sure it's brakes and you didn't over tighten the front bearings.Are you sure you got the correct bearings? How did you tighten them?

Yes I compared the new bearings with old ones. They’re the same. They turned over great and really smooth without the caliper on. I put the nut on and ran it down until just snug. Backed it out and then put on hand tight. That’s how my manual says to do it

 

[Truck82]

How do you know if you didn’t squeeze them back in?

I tried it the first time they came off for brake pads

 

[Truck82]

Process I recall is:
- Slowly turn the rotor, and at the same time snug the nut down with a wrench to seat the bearing (I think the book lists a torque setting to use)
- loosen up the nut about a 1/2 to 1 turn with the wrench, and then tighten it down again with your fingers
- turn the nut just enough or get a slot in the nut to align with the spindle, and insert the cotter pin and bend the tangs
Spin the hub to make sure it moves freely

That’s exactly what I did

 

[idahovette]

Back in the 80s?!? You probably had to watch for dinosaur crossing signs back then…

Don't knock the 80s, or older for that matter ..........look at what you're driving!!!

 

[Grit dog]

I tried it the first time they came off for brake pads

With a C clamp or big channel locks etc?

 

[fast 99]

All the previous suggestions are on point. Will add are the caliper slides free and lubed? There are 2 small o rings inside each caliper casting. Lube those as well.

Use only high temp lube specifically designed for brakes.

For noise abatement a thin film of brake lube on back of the pads where they contact the caliper will help reduce that possibility. This suggestion came directly from a brake pad representative. After we started doing it, noise complaints fell by 1/2.

Assume this does not have JB8 brakes.

Checked Rock auto. Raybestos rotors are $55, shipping ?

 

[Truck82]

Don't knock the 80s, or older for that matter ..........look at what you're driving!!!

I love my 80s truck! Won’t buy anything new EVER! (Doesn’t mean the dinos weren’t cool but 80s trucks rule)

 

[Truck82]

With a C clamp or big channel locks etc?

Thumbs… ?

 

[Truck82]

All the previous suggestions are on point. Will add are the caliper slides free and lubed? There are 2 small o rings inside each caliper casting. Lube those as well.

Use only high temp lube specifically designed for brakes.

For noise abatement a thin film of brake lube on back of the pads where they contact the caliper will help reduce that possibility. This suggestion came directly from a brake pad representative. After we started doing it, noise complaints fell by 1/2.

Assume this does not have JB8 brakes.

Checked Rock auto. Raybestos rotors are $55, shipping ?

Yup, got everything lubed up. I used high temp brake lube. JB8 brakes? Like what’s on the diesel? If so then yes I do. The local auto store has calipers for $33-45

 

[fast 99]

JB8 are higher GVW likely not what you have.

Didn't mean to confuse you. There is at least one poster here that likes to jump on any little mistake. Covering my a**.