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I have a 2002 Ranger pickup that I've had since new that I use for hauling garden rocks/dirt/building supplies/etc.
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I had an odd/interesting thing happen recently.
I have a 2002 Ranger pickup that I've had since new that I use for hauling garden rocks/dirt/building supplies/etc. Nice little truck.
Over the past year, increasingly, the brakes have been tending to grab when I first start out in the morning. It seems worse in wet weather. At the last service, I mentioned it to the shop who said there was more than 50% of the pads left--so there was nothing they could do.
Last week I took it through an automatic car wash & paid extra for the Deluxe treatment (high roller that I am....) which included a strong undercarriage spray.
Post wash, the brakes were temporarily weakend due to the water on the rotors, which simply meant to me that it had washed the undercarriage well.
But once dry, no more grabbing! My guess is that a buildup of brake dust was either affecting the movement of the calipers (I'm not sure it has a sliding caliper design) or increasing the friction on the pads. Regardless, problem solved.
Worth considering if you experience something similar. (Not exactly a high risk/high dollar experiment.)
So was the fix permanent or temporary, which is another way of saying my brakes have been grabbing, but only just before full stop say at a light. The wheel can actually spin a quarter turn or so. Sometimes left, sometimes right......
My 94 camaro had terrible brake grabbing whenever it sat with wet rotors, I believe simply due to the thin layer of rust that builds up on the surface. The rust pretty quickly went away during normal driving/braking, and it would brake normally again.
I haven't noticed this on any of my other cars.
Thanks Red, I was hoping for this kind of advice!!!!.....Unfortunately it snowed about 8" on Sunday so it's gonna be a few days.......
Here's to hoping
One detail I forgot to mention.... when power braking.... DO NOT go to a complete stop... just let it roll. Then do it again.
If you stop, some pad material will adhere to the rotors and will cause uneven pad transfer.
