Anybody know where to find FRONT BRAKE PADS with WEAR SENSORS/MECHANICAL TABS
03-21-2016, 11:48 PM
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Anybody know where to find FRONT BRAKE PADS with WEAR SENSORS/MECHANICAL TABS
Anybody knows who sells Front Brake Pads for my 1990 Dodge D250 2WD with a Cummins.
Having trouble finding pads with Wear Sensors / Mechanical Tabs.
Tired of needing to replace the rotors every other time, the pads go away. My truck is automatic and that fact makes it a little harder, to be kind on the front brakes. (Cummins keeps on pushing, even @ 800 Rpm idle)
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Mike
Having trouble finding pads with Wear Sensors / Mechanical Tabs.
Tired of needing to replace the rotors every other time, the pads go away. My truck is automatic and that fact makes it a little harder, to be kind on the front brakes. (Cummins keeps on pushing, even @ 800 Rpm idle)
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Mike
03-21-2016, 11:53 PM
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The only rattle my truck has is the front brake pads.
03-22-2016, 07:22 AM
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Cheap insurance, IMO.
Once a year, or ever other year sounds about right. If the rear brakes are working well, then it can last even longer.
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03-22-2016, 01:56 PM
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I switched to Synthetic Oil to be able and go on a Cross Country Trip, without having to change Oil while out of town.
For the Front Brake Pads all I want, is for the darn pads to tell me when they are almost done, so I can replace them, without having to buy new rotors.
That should not be too much to ask for. They are making such pads for most other vehicles, why not our 1st Series Dodge's ????
03-22-2016, 09:41 PM
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At times I'll only get 35-40K Miles out of a set of Front Pads. I usually do that in less than 6 month, so to make the changing front pads part of a yearly service does not work well for me.
I switched to Synthetic Oil to be able and go on a Cross Country Trip, without having to change Oil while out of town.
For the Front Brake Pads all I want, is for the darn pads to tell me when they are almost done, so I can replace them, without having to buy new rotors.
That should not be too much to ask for. They are making such pads for most other vehicles, why not our 1st Series Dodge's ????
I switched to Synthetic Oil to be able and go on a Cross Country Trip, without having to change Oil while out of town.
For the Front Brake Pads all I want, is for the darn pads to tell me when they are almost done, so I can replace them, without having to buy new rotors.
That should not be too much to ask for. They are making such pads for most other vehicles, why not our 1st Series Dodge's ????
You put 70 to 80 thousand miles on your truck in a year ??????? Really ????????????
Amen, brother.... that's awesome..
If you're handy with a welder, bend up a piece of 16 or 14 gauge sheet metal, and weld it to the pad.
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03-22-2016, 10:44 PM
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Guess I could weld tabs on the sides. Probably better off buying Riveted Pads, to make sure the glue does not come loose after welding them. Not even sure if you can get glued pads for a 3/4 top PU.
Would you put them on the front or rear of the pads ? Considering the way the wheel / rotor turns. Probably on the front, so its the last thing the rotor scrapes, after going through the caliper. And on the outside, correct ?
03-22-2016, 11:02 PM
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My pads have the squealers on the inside, so that the sound reflects off of the wheel wells. I believe it should be on the trailing side, otherwise the could potentially bend inward towards the pad.
That's so cool your running that king of mileage. The front wheel bearings are , I would think, expected to be repacked every 30 k or so, but I could see where someone such as yourself it's just not practical doing so.
Post pics of the process. Cool project, albeit a bit small
That's so cool your running that king of mileage. The front wheel bearings are , I would think, expected to be repacked every 30 k or so, but I could see where someone such as yourself it's just not practical doing so.
Post pics of the process. Cool project, albeit a bit small
03-25-2016, 10:58 AM
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My Raybestos have em. i just dug the loaded calipers I got about a year ago out. and low and behold there they were.
03-25-2016, 06:02 PM
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here ya go.Please excuse the bad pictures I am nit used to my new point and shoot.
03-25-2016, 06:29 PM
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Those are the trash type rattle pads. They do rattle. The glue on type just fall apart after a short time. Then the rattle comes back agin.
The original brake pads have a clip riveted onto the back side that clips into the caliper piston.
The original brake pads have a clip riveted onto the back side that clips into the caliper piston.