1999 2500 1 tin front brake rotor jammed against knuckle
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1999 2500 1 ton front brake rotor jammed against knuckle
had to replace the front brakes and wheel hub on my 99 1 ton and have run in to an issue.
We replaced the rotor and hub assembly and when we bolted the hub back to the knuckle, the rotor was literally pressed hard against the knuckle and would never be able to turn. We double checked and it’s all the right parts and we are baffled as to why the rotor is pressed tight against the knuckle. Is there a spacer or something that is supposed to go between the hub and knuckle?
We replaced the rotor and hub assembly and when we bolted the hub back to the knuckle, the rotor was literally pressed hard against the knuckle and would never be able to turn. We double checked and it’s all the right parts and we are baffled as to why the rotor is pressed tight against the knuckle. Is there a spacer or something that is supposed to go between the hub and knuckle?
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had to replace the front brakes and wheel hub on my 99 1 ton and have run in to an issue.
We replaced the rotor and hub assembly and when we bolted the hub back to the knuckle, the rotor was literally pressed hard against the knuckle and would never be able to turn. We double checked and it’s all the right parts and we are baffled as to why the rotor is pressed tight against the knuckle. Is there a spacer or something that is supposed to go between the hub and knuckle?
We replaced the rotor and hub assembly and when we bolted the hub back to the knuckle, the rotor was literally pressed hard against the knuckle and would never be able to turn. We double checked and it’s all the right parts and we are baffled as to why the rotor is pressed tight against the knuckle. Is there a spacer or something that is supposed to go between the hub and knuckle?
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I think they put the wrong rotors on. For the older trucks, the rotors are staked on from the back, I think at some point, (no clue when) they revised the design to rotors that slip on over the lug nuts. Needless to say, that is going to make the 'hat' of the rotor longer.... so, if they are staked on to the back, they will indeed hit things. Might try comparing rotors from various year trucks, and see if anything is different.
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I think they put the wrong rotors on. For the older trucks, the rotors are staked on from the back, I think at some point, (no clue when) they revised the design to rotors that slip on over the lug nuts. Needless to say, that is going to make the 'hat' of the rotor longer.... so, if they are staked on to the back, they will indeed hit things. Might try comparing rotors from various year trucks, and see if anything is different.
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Seems we figured it out. Appears the parts monkeys gave us a 2000 hub which would have been for the slip on rotor. It sits deeper in the knuckle. Right one will be here tomorrow.
I gotta say though.... I want to find the engineer that designed this brake setup and punch him in the throat. What a pain in the ***
I gotta say though.... I want to find the engineer that designed this brake setup and punch him in the throat. What a pain in the ***
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Seems we figured it out. Appears the parts monkeys gave us a 2000 hub which would have been for the slip on rotor. It sits deeper in the knuckle. Right one will be here tomorrow.
I gotta say though.... I want to find the engineer that designed this brake setup and punch him in the throat. What a pain in the ***
I gotta say though.... I want to find the engineer that designed this brake setup and punch him in the throat. What a pain in the ***
There is a LONG line ahead of you. 
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I gotta say though.... I want to find the engineer that designed this brake setup and punch him in the throat. What a pain in the ***
