How Do You Know When You Need New Brake Pads - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

mrein3 · 02-12-2011, 10:58 AM

Thursday after work I helped a buddy move some plywood from his garage at his cabin to his cabin that he is rehabbing. He has a girly truck and needed my 8-foot bed to haul the 4x8 sheets.

On the way across the lake I noticed my brakes were REALLY bad. I made a note to myself to look at them this weekend when I had a block of time to pull wheels and look things over.

After I loaded up the stuff I suggested I use that weight in the back to help me move some snow that drifted in off his lake road. Again no brakes. (With a plow you don't need much brake - you can just drop the blade)

So fast forward to yesterday after work. I was on good behavior keeping myself presentable so I could take my daughter to the daddy/daughter dance at the middle school. I chose to clean up the cement part of the driveway since it was above 32 for the first time this year. Out in the middle of the driveway I found the picture below.

That is one way to know you need new brake pads.

**special-K** · 02-12-2011, 11:45 AM

Yeah,I think they all need to be on the truck to work properly.

Glad you found that out and now can save it.

mrein3 · 02-12-2011, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by special-K

Yeah,I think they all need to be on the truck to work properly.

Glad you found that out and now can save it.

This is a good example of checking things out right away saving a lot of coin because of it. That pad came off the rivets on the outboard side of the LF brake. I stopped using it right away and got new pads in there BEFORE any damage was done to the rotor.

This spring when I get the plow off and things warm up I'll give it a proper front brake job.

cdowns · 02-12-2011, 12:22 PM

check the rotors and calipers real good

1970 Bowtie · 02-12-2011, 01:14 PM

Looks like you got your moneys worth out of those pads.

Jerry Jones · 02-12-2011, 12:06 PM

That is funny right there, I bet things will be WAAAYYYY better after you have pads pitting pressure on those disks LOL

treveiger · 02-12-2011, 02:28 PM

Who needs breaks you got a plow

02-12-2011, 10:58 AM	#1
mrein3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Center City, MN, USA Posts: 3,253	How Do You Know When You Need New Brake Pads Thursday after work I helped a buddy move some plywood from his garage at his cabin to his cabin that he is rehabbing. He has a girly truck and needed my 8-foot bed to haul the 4x8 sheets. On the way across the lake I noticed my brakes were REALLY bad. I made a note to myself to look at them this weekend when I had a block of time to pull wheels and look things over. After I loaded up the stuff I suggested I use that weight in the back to help me move some snow that drifted in off his lake road. Again no brakes. (With a plow you don't need much brake - you can just drop the blade) So fast forward to yesterday after work. I was on good behavior keeping myself presentable so I could take my daughter to the daddy/daughter dance at the middle school. I chose to clean up the cement part of the driveway since it was above 32 for the first time this year. Out in the middle of the driveway I found the picture below. That is one way to know you need new brake pads. Attached Images __________________ '70 cab, '71 chassis, 383, TH350, NP205. '71 Malibu convertible '72 Malibu hard top Center City, MN

02-12-2011, 11:45 AM	#2
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: How Do You Know When You Need New Brake Pads Yeah,I think they all need to be on the truck to work properly. Glad you found that out and now can save it. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

02-12-2011, 12:22 PM	#4
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: How Do You Know When You Need New Brake Pads check the rotors and calipers real good __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY Last edited by cdowns; 02-12-2011 at 12:24 PM.

02-12-2011, 01:14 PM	#5
1970 Bowtie It's all in the timing Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lake Mary,Florida Posts: 600	Re: How Do You Know When You Need New Brake Pads Looks like you got your moneys worth out of those pads. __________________ The Dude Abides. ---------------------- I aint sayin, I'm just sayin.

02-12-2011, 12:06 PM	#6
Jerry Jones Happy Camper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 8,408	Re: How Do You Know When You Need New Brake Pads That is funny right there, I bet things will be WAAAYYYY better after you have pads pitting pressure on those disks LOL __________________ RIP El Jay! Love you brother!

02-12-2011, 02:28 PM	#7
treveiger Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: South Dakota Posts: 4,093	Re: How Do You Know When You Need New Brake Pads Who needs breaks you got a plow __________________ 1969 Chevy c20(Miss Hackjob)



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