I took my brakes apart as I knew it was time for replacement but am a little shocked at what I found.
Has anyone ever seen wear on the surface that the calipers ride on?
I'm talking about the flat area that the caliper mates with - I wold call this the spindle housing.
Never in my life have I seen another vehicle with wear there.

 

are you talking about the rotor? the shiney part that you can see through the wheel?(i have yet to see a car/truck that DOESNT wear rotors to some extent)


or maybe the rail area where the pads rest at either end???

either spot wears and it is normal, you should replace the rotors with every set of pads IMO, especially on these trucks since they have a habit of warping the rotors, and the rails need to be ground smooth every time you replace the pads.

if it is neither of these things please take a picture and post it for us

 

Sharpshooter
I'm not talking about the face of the rotor -and I agree with you on replacing them with every set of pads, especially since Autozone replaces them without question.
What I am talking about is the metal surface that the caliper itseld slides back and forth on. A fairly thin edge abot 3 - 4 inches long. It is basically what allows the caliper to move.
I'm surprised to see wear on the side that is mounted to the vehicle that you would bolt the caliper to.

 

I have seen this. Do you drive a lot on gravel or dirt roads? (go muddying) Some vehicals have a replaceable shims that are replaced at each brake job. If it is real bad I'd replace the caliper mounting adapter. If not to bad sand or flat file them.

 

take a picture of it for me please, not seeing exactly what you are referring to it sounds to me like its a place that wear is normal, but id like to see it before saying that for sure

 

Are you talking about the slider rails that the pad arms slide on?


Please take a picture!

 

thats what im thinking hydra, but idk until he posts a picture