Just got tired of working on the truck, took it to a shop today. The scanned and bled the ABS. The problem was that the New front rotors and New rear drums were out of round. Guess it's just something simple sometimes. The shop even complained about china junk parts. The turned them and all is...
Schurkey, Im beginning to think it might not be the brakes. May be something in the steering linkage. I just cannot pin it down to what it is. My brake pedal is really good and brakes work great. This truck has 67,000 original miles on it. Was bought by my father in law in 97 and he passed away...
Truck runs true and straight down the highway. Original rotors were turned and were fine until master cylinder started leaking. Changed master the vibration started. It’s coming from right front. Steering wheel does not shake, brake pedal does niot pulsate. I’ve put in new rear drums and new...
Ive been working on the brakes of my 97 1500 2 wheel drive. Ive bled brakes and have gotten a pretty good pedal. But now have a vibration when braking that was not there before. I bought new rear brake drums and that helped, but I could still feel it in the front. It is so bad it shakes the dash...
Thought it was strange also about Chevrolet, who turns down money? As far as locking up brakes on a dirt road, I would like a better pedal before driving it.
The 97 GMC 1500 2wd truck that I have was my Father in law's. He bought it new in 97 and sadly passed away 3 weeks later. My Mother-in-law kept the truck and used it until 2012 when she became ill. The truck was barely used until now and has always been parked under a carport. She gave it to me...
Very happy to have found this forum. I live in north Georgia and looking forward to learning more about my 1997 GMC 1500. Glad to know I'm not alone with crappy brake pedal on the truck. My truck has 67,161 original miles, brakes are becoming my biggest problem. I'll use the search mode as much...