Hi guys,
I am looking at having to do some repairs to the front brakes on my dually sometime soon. I have not yet worked on the dodge brakes yet so am asking for help and advice that could make a difference - most of my brake repair work has been on my old 1986 F250 that I have had since new.
So here is what I am looking at. The vehicle has only 56,000 miles (86,000km) on it and gets used maybe twice a week at most - most of the mileage is highway miles, so the brakes haven't been over worked yet.
Two days ago I decided to check out the front brake pads for wear and found that they had about 1/4" material left on all four pads. I have replacement pads ready to install and checking the new ones, find there is about 1/2" of brake material. Obviously I don't want to run metal to metal and ruin the rotors so I should be looking at changing out the pads sometime soon. I will be doing both front and rear as I have the replacement (Raybestos Service grade) pads already.
Does anyone have an itemized walk through instructions for doing brake pads replacements for the 3500 - both front and back ?
Sorry if this seems like a simple request, but not having done the dodge brakes before, I am sure there are things not to do etc. I will be doing these myself, so any help would be greatly appreciated. I am also retired and the money saved would go a long way to helping me keep the truck in great shape.
Thank you for any and all advice.
Cheers
mariner
I am looking at having to do some repairs to the front brakes on my dually sometime soon. I have not yet worked on the dodge brakes yet so am asking for help and advice that could make a difference - most of my brake repair work has been on my old 1986 F250 that I have had since new.
So here is what I am looking at. The vehicle has only 56,000 miles (86,000km) on it and gets used maybe twice a week at most - most of the mileage is highway miles, so the brakes haven't been over worked yet.
Two days ago I decided to check out the front brake pads for wear and found that they had about 1/4" material left on all four pads. I have replacement pads ready to install and checking the new ones, find there is about 1/2" of brake material. Obviously I don't want to run metal to metal and ruin the rotors so I should be looking at changing out the pads sometime soon. I will be doing both front and rear as I have the replacement (Raybestos Service grade) pads already.
Does anyone have an itemized walk through instructions for doing brake pads replacements for the 3500 - both front and back ?
Sorry if this seems like a simple request, but not having done the dodge brakes before, I am sure there are things not to do etc. I will be doing these myself, so any help would be greatly appreciated. I am also retired and the money saved would go a long way to helping me keep the truck in great shape.
Thank you for any and all advice.
Cheers
mariner