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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. ![]()
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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.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Northern California
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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
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Re: How Do You Know When You Need New Brake Pads
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This spring when I get the plow off and things warm up I'll give it a proper front brake job.
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: daytonabeach
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Re: How Do You Know When You Need New Brake Pads
check the rotors and calipers real good
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Join Date: May 2009
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Re: How Do You Know When You Need New Brake Pads
Looks like you got your moneys worth out of those pads.
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Location: South Dakota
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Re: How Do You Know When You Need New Brake Pads
Who needs breaks you got a plow
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