looking for a little advice here guys to a problem that has me completely perplexed.i did a complete brake job on the beast last month.the whole 9 yards new discs pads calipers shoes and drums.took the truck for a test drive everything seemed fine.went for a ride the following weekend and everytime i braked i got a horrible shudder from the front end.so i said ok,bad rotors.had a good used set here and got them turned plus i bought a better qaulity set of pads.put it all back together and got the same results.just looking for a little input before i pull brakes off for the third time.i had no shudder at all before i did the brake job.

thanks

 

you bleed the brakes?

 

I know you said it was coming from the front end, but do us a favor and apply the parking/emergency brake while driving just to eliminate the rear brakes from the equation. If all is smooth there I would look at how well the quality of the rotor to hub fitment is.

 

I turn drums/rotors as a matter of course. Yes, even new ones. Even if I only take off a couple thousandths.... just to make sure I have a good surface. More often than not, they are indeed warped a bit.

Did you replace your rear brake hardware as well? Have you looked in there to see that something didnt fall off?

On mine, I had MAJOR brake shudder, but, my rear shoes were down to the rivets..... don't think that is your problem....

 

thanks for the tip,will try that tomorrow.

yupper,brakes were bled.

all the rear brake hardware was replaced.everything that stayed was thoroughly cleaned and and all moving parts got a touch of antiseize.will check to make sure everything in the rear is present and acounted for.

cheers.

 

I had a pretty bad pulsing/shudder while braking and it didn't go away until I got new tires.

But since it didn't start until after you replaced everything then I would think that either you still have a little air in the lines or you might have gotten some brake fluid on the rotors and it contaminated the front pads.

 

if your tires are worn down your abs module will try to compensate for that. if the calipers are from advance they could be garbage, i know mine are. if rear shoes are worn or out of adjustment they will cause truck to shudder... these trucks are split almost 50/50 between front and rear

 

ok so i did the emergency brake test while driving,and holy crap it was the rear brakes after all.thought for sure the shudder was coming from front end.damn glad i asked the question here before i pulled the fronts apart again.now i just gotta figure out wtf went wrong in the drums.

thanks d00ds

 

Probably worn shoes and drums that need to be turned down a little.
My rear brakes only last about a year to a year and a half

 

Shoes/hardware/drums are all new. My guess is, they need turned.