TTSupra628
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- Joined
- Aug 8, 2020
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- Location
- Saratoga Springs, NY
- Ram Year
- 2013
- Engine
- 5.7l Hemi
Hey All,
Recently I noticed vibration in one of my rotors so decided I'd replace the pads and rotors all the way around. I didn't know which one was warped so just did all of them. The fronts went great and without issue. The rears though were a nightmare. There was so much rush on the inside of the rear rotors I couldn't retract the parking brake / e-brake enough to get the pads past the lip. This problem resulted in lots of hammering and pulling to get the old rusted rotors off. My issue now centers around the backing plate. It is also incredibly rusted and while trying to get the rotor off, the rotor pulled the parking brake assembly with it. The two small pins that hold the parking brake to the backing plate ripped through and are now large holes so I don't know what to do next. Do I really need to get new backing plates as that seems VERY involved (removing the axle and all) and expensive. See picture below of the hole I am referring to.
Thanks everyone.
Recently I noticed vibration in one of my rotors so decided I'd replace the pads and rotors all the way around. I didn't know which one was warped so just did all of them. The fronts went great and without issue. The rears though were a nightmare. There was so much rush on the inside of the rear rotors I couldn't retract the parking brake / e-brake enough to get the pads past the lip. This problem resulted in lots of hammering and pulling to get the old rusted rotors off. My issue now centers around the backing plate. It is also incredibly rusted and while trying to get the rotor off, the rotor pulled the parking brake assembly with it. The two small pins that hold the parking brake to the backing plate ripped through and are now large holes so I don't know what to do next. Do I really need to get new backing plates as that seems VERY involved (removing the axle and all) and expensive. See picture below of the hole I am referring to.
Thanks everyone.