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Rear disk brakes?

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Gordie Grand Master

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I just put rear pads on my 2001 chevy Silverado 1/2 ton 4x4 and they acting like they are rubbing and the wheels on both side are get way top hot. I have done many types of brakes but I have not replaced rear disk pads yet did think it was to much different than fronts. The calipers are not sticking and they come back off easy enough just curious if I was suppose to do something else?? Any suggestions.

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You didnt mention rotors but its pretty rare to find decent ones on the rears on those, they are usually very rusty, often to the point of not even being worth turning.

Aside from that, did you completely clean off the rust and scale build up underneath the slide clips where the pads ride? If not the pads will be too tight and not slide freely on them and will stay up against the rotor even if the caliper is releasing ok. You cant just pop them off and put in new ones without cleaning them really good.

Also, did you make sure the emergency brake levers and cables are releasing completely?

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The e-brake is good and releasing as are the calipers. The rotors are good, I did clean under the clips but probably not good enough so I will take back apart and clean even better and try that out. The pads are a bit tight and that should have been a tip in itself.

Thanks guys.

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My Son replaced the rear brakes on his Solara with the same issues come to find out the wrong size brakes were in the box. They fit the calipers and everything the pad was just to thick. If you continue to have problems take them off and compare them to anther set of new brakes.

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I cleaned up the slots that the pad pans ride in and it helped ,but on the way up north they started acting up and actually hung up and the calipers stuck, locking the pads to the rotor. I installed new calipers and dilemma over.

Very easy system to work with.

Thanks for the replies guys.

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