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Pulled the pads and rotor, cleaned them both, sanded the pads down a bit, and scuffed up the rotor as well and it’s much quieter than before. They are still making the same noise though. For the 1st day they were quiet, even with heavy braking, but after towing a trailer they started to complain again. The pads did look a little rough, but not nearly as bad as my old ones, and those didn’t make any noise at all. I also measured the pads and there was about a .020 difference between the top and bottom, on both the front and back.
I’m not entirely sure that it’s the bearing, but the upper balljoint is starting to show signs of wear, and the inner TRE has a bit of play as well. It feels like the tires are trying to drive under the truck on hard right turns, but only going forward. Not saying that those are contributing to the brake noise, but with those parts possibly worn out as well, it makes it hard for me to decide if the feeling in the steering wheel and the brake noise are connected or completely unrelated. Also I have just recently had it aligned.
Pulled the pads and rotor, cleaned them both, sanded the pads down a bit, and scuffed up the rotor as well and it’s much quieter than before. They are still making the same noise though. For the 1st day they were quiet, even with heavy braking, but after towing a trailer they started to complain again. The pads did look a little rough, but not nearly as bad as my old ones, and those didn’t make any noise at all. I also measured the pads and there was about a .020 difference between the top and bottom, on both the front and back.
I’m not entirely sure that it’s the bearing, but the upper balljoint is starting to show signs of wear, and the inner TRE has a bit of play as well. It feels like the tires are trying to drive under the truck on hard right turns, but only going forward. Not saying that those are contributing to the brake noise, but with those parts possibly worn out as well, it makes it hard for me to decide if the feeling in the steering wheel and the brake noise are connected or completely unrelated. Also I have just recently had it aligned.
Just checked the dust shield and there’s a good 1/4″+ of clearance.
I’ve checked both the driver and passenger side wheel bearings and they were both almost identical in noise, play and temperature. D-side had a little bit more play side to side, but that looked like it was from the inner TRE rather than the wheel bearing. I’ll check again this Thursday, and I’ll double check the dust shield. Just to make sure nothing is wedged between it and the rotor. I’d imagine it would have been worn away or dislodged by now, but stranger things have happened.
Thanks for the replies!
Just checked the dust shield and there’s a good 1/4″+ of clearance.
I’ve checked both the driver and passenger side wheel bearings and they were both almost identical in noise, play and temperature. D-side had a little bit more play side to side, but that looked like it was from the inner TRE rather than the wheel bearing. I’ll check again this Thursday, and I’ll double check the dust shield. Just to make sure nothing is wedged between it and the rotor. I’d imagine it would have been worn away or dislodged by now, but stranger things have happened.
Thanks for the replies!