2002 Durango Brake Nightmare
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2002 Durango Brake Nightmare
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.
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.
#2
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
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
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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.
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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
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