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Old May 29, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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Did you clean the drums with brake cleaner before installing them?
If you got new rotors (I assume that's what you mean by discs) then did you clean them before installing them?
 
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Old May 29, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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Did you clean the drums with brake cleaner before installing them?
If you got new rotors (I assume that's what you mean by discs) then did you clean them before installing them?
yupper,everything was cleaned thoroughly with brake cleaner.plus put a new spring kit in the rear brakes.gonna pull them apart tomorrow and see if anything came loose.hopefully i dont need another new set of drums because the return time is up on those expensive suckers.

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Old May 29, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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yupper,everything was cleaned thoroughly with brake cleaner.plus put a new spring kit in the rear brakes.gonna pull them apart tomorrow and see if anything came loose.hopefully i dont need another new set of drums because the return time is up on those expensive suckers.

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They probably just need 'cleaned up' a bit. Just have a couple thousandths taken off, and you should be golden.
 
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Old May 30, 2010 | 12:16 PM
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They probably just need 'cleaned up' a bit. Just have a couple thousandths taken off, and you should be golden.
ok,took drums off and everything is in place.no loose bits.checked the drums for round with my calipers, an holy crap damn things arn't round,sqaure but kind of oval.lol

friggin things must be made in china,gonna start buying only north american made parts from now on.this problem has been on going for over a month and now i gotta get these new drums turned,what a crock of poop!

thanks for everyones help-cheers
 
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Old May 30, 2010 | 02:45 PM
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ok,took drums off and everything is in place.no loose bits.checked the drums for round with my calipers, an holy crap damn things arn't round,sqaure but kind of oval.lol

friggin things must be made in china,gonna start buying only north american made parts from now on.this problem has been on going for over a month and now i gotta get these new drums turned,what a crock of poop!

thanks for everyones help-cheers
For as long as I have been doing this kind of thing (30+ years.....) I NEVER trust a 'new' rotor/drum to be true. I always cut 'em a bit.... So far, I haven't been disappointed, or surprised.
 
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Old May 30, 2010 | 03:14 PM
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Aren't those things like 80$ a pop?
 
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Old May 30, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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Aren't those things like 80$ a pop?
80 bux each would be nice.here in canada we get violated when buying parts.going to take these back to jobber and complain.this just aint right.
 
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Old May 30, 2010 | 09:33 PM
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Y'all Canadians need an American friend that can buy your parts for ya and ship them in plain boxes to save you some money, that is wrong how bad you get stuck when buying parts.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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Y'all Canadians need an American friend that can buy your parts for ya and ship them in plain boxes to save you some money, that is wrong how bad you get stuck when buying parts.
heres a prime example.front wheel bearing hubs here are about 300 bux,i can buy them from rock auto for around 160 bux.

can you say bend over and pick up the soap?
 
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Old Jun 2, 2010 | 11:00 AM
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Can y'all get parts shipped to you from the states at reasonable prices or is there some sort of customs tax on them?
 
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