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From: SnoMan on 13 Sep 2007 09:26
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:49:41 +0800, "Robbo" <weiner2(a)spammo.com>
wrote:

>Thanks Snoman. Weve got a break comming up in a few weeks. We'll pull the
>rear wheels and see what they look like then.
>regards


For what it is worth my rear brake and drums looked okay other than I
could see the the metalic linings on pads had some rust in pads. I
normally do not turn drums but theses were massive (13 x 3.5) on rear
of 1 ton truck and the problem was very annouying at times. When that
axle tried to lockup/grab, you knew it.
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From: Bruce L. Bergman on 13 Sep 2007 12:47
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:26:33 -0400, SnoMan <admin(a)snoman.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:49:41 +0800, "Robbo" <weiner2(a)spammo.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Thanks Snoman. Weve got a break comming up in a few weeks. We'll pull the
>>rear wheels and see what they look like then.
>>regards
>
>
>For what it is worth my rear brake and drums looked okay other than I
>could see the the metalic linings on pads had some rust in pads. I
>normally do not turn drums but theses were massive (13 x 3.5) on rear
>of 1 ton truck and the problem was very annouying at times. When that
>axle tried to lockup/grab, you knew it.

Yeah, but the funky metallic pads only grab and send you through the
windshield on the first stop of the day, they behave fine after that.

Some vehicles have little quirks you have to learn. ;-)

(Gee, there's a 1999 C-3500 utility bed parked outside. Now if
Toyota would get off their duffs and build a proper 1-Ton Cab-Chassis
I could replace it with when it finally dies...)

--<< Bruce >>--

From: SnoMan on 13 Sep 2007 13:57
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:47:11 -0700, Bruce L. Bergman
<blnospambergman(a)earthlink.invalid> wrote:

> Yeah, but the funky metallic pads only grab and send you through the
>windshield on the first stop of the day, they behave fine after that.
>
> Some vehicles have little quirks you have to learn. ;-)


I bought my 2000 K3500 new on Nov 1999 and it started doing it when it
was a few years old. It tended to get worse with age and a "dealt"
with it by lightly riding brakes for about 100 yards when I first
started out after sitting for a while. When I turned drums to true
them and used after market semi metalic the problem went away.

On a side note, I to am waiting to see what Toyota does in the
fullsized 3/4 and 1 ton P/U market in next few years. GM trucks are
getting butt ugly and cheaper built too. Those big massive looking
bumper wings in front of front tires are chrome plated plastic! One
small whack and they could be gone and your wallet would be emptier
too.
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