My brakes are a headache.
Here are the issues.
1] There is low brake pedal height resulting in low travel.
2] When at a light the pedal will go 2/3rds the way to the floor and then
ALL the way to the floor after about 30 sec. They hold just fine though.
3] When the car is cold it pulls left when braking but not after it warms up.
4] The rear brakes always chatter.
5] At speeds above 45 it lurches forward at first when braking.

Here is what I have done so far:
1] New calipers and wheel cylinders.
2] New rotors and drums.
3] New shoes and pads.
4] New spring kit.
5] New adjusters.

So what I have now is still pulls left when cold, still chatters, still has low pedal, and still lurches [though less than it did]

Any recommendation's on what to do next?

02 Durango SLT
4.7
NO ABS
182,000 Miles.

 

1) https://dodgeforum.com/forum/dodge-d...s-section.html

2) the pulling to the left is likely a bad rubber brake line on the front, they can go bad fromt he inside out not allowing pressure to release properly, or to not apply properly to one wheel or the other resulting in a pull or drag when the brakes are applied

 

Pulling issue solved. Not the brake lines though. Oddly enough it was the Front stabilizer bar links. I guess when cold they would allow wheel play and when they heated up the tolerances would diminish. Anyway the new ones fixed the issue. I had noticed there wear when working n the brakes and just got round to replacing them. Steering seems tighter too.

 

thanks for the update

 

Brake issue solved.
Every Salesman at every auto parts I spoke to told me if I bought new drums they did not need to be turned. That is BULL. I insisted to have them turned and all the issues went away.

 

NEW drums should NOT need to be turned they are correct, however it sounds to me like you got a set with a bad finish and turning them took that finish off.

 

Not true, New drums should always be turn/resuface. Been there! Also when you buy new brake shoes, they should also be put on a arc machine. That way the arc is true in the drum.

 

hmm weird, i have never had to resurface new drums before and never had a problem with them, is this something new or am i just extremely lucky??

 

Really? I've never had an issue replacing drums / rotors in the past. I just made sure that they were thoroughly cleaned with acetone first to get rid of any machining / packing oil. I guess it would be possible to get out of round parts from the mfg. though....

Is this common practice at shops / dealerships?

Bob

 

Actually the parts store had me replace the drums with a new set before they agreed to turn them. I have always heard to turn new drums, not rotors. So I do not think the actual pcs were defective.