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Old 08-22-2007, 07:38 PM
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My truck is building brake dust on the passenger front wheel much faster than the driver side front wheel. Is this a hanging caliper? Any suggestions on a fix. I know my truck makes a lot of brake dust normally, but this is very much different from one side to the other. BTW I have 39600 miles on my truck. If you have pics too would be helpful.
 
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Old 08-23-2007, 07:38 AM
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could be. . .one way to tell would be your truck pulling to one side under light braking.
 
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Old 08-23-2007, 01:54 PM
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Maybe it's slightly engaged all the time? Have you tried jacking up the front end and spinning the wheel?
 
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Old 08-23-2007, 07:51 PM
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No, haven't had time to work on it. I need a tire rotation anyway, maybe tomorrow I'll run it down and while they have the wheels off I'll take a look see. The roads around here are so crowned that it is always pulling one way or the other.
 
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Old 08-23-2007, 08:25 PM
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Hey Nick, Bring it by the stand and we can use the ole JD to lift and rotate .
 



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