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There's plenty of stuff "you should do...". There might be a few people on this board who perform a full inspection on their vehicle every year, but I doubt it. We typically wait for symptoms. That's how 99.99% of motorists operate.Ya know, PM schedules eliminate alot of this nonsense, an oil change is not a 5,10 20, 150k, etc. service. Supposed to inspect this stuff at intervals. No gold stars next to his name for this.
When you say "We typically wait", that means you as well, correct. I completely disagree with your 99.99% assignment of who plans ahead. So many forums are full of people that learn not to wait for breakage. In my signature, it says "maintenance pays and breakdowns cost". I have seen a few race car drivers that wait for breakage, but most don't. Surely, the majority do wait for breakage because they have other more important things to them to spend money on. But, 99.99% is a bunch of an exaggeration. I learned over the years to pay attention to my vehicles and that came from my dad teaching me and years in shops and seeing when the owner did not pay attention. At 71, I would love a lift, but ramps and floor jack and mechanic's chair are my friends and in less than 1 hour I can get my rigs in the air and go from front to back and inspect, even at 71.There's plenty of stuff "you should do...". There might be a few people on this board who perform a full inspection on their vehicle every year, but I doubt it. We typically wait for symptoms. That's how 99.99% of motorists operate.
The only vehicle I do a thorough inspection on is the race car. We have checklists to run through before every race. We're trying to develop a good time change spreadsheet so we can replace at-risk parts before they break.
Maybe if I had a lift I'd do thorough inspections at every oil change, but I still probably wouldn't tear into the drums to inspect just because. When I did used car inspections at the dealership, I didn't disassemble stuff.
But, yeah, in a perfect world we would.
I would bet $ that the rear brakes did show signs of leakage, on the OP's truck, before this happened. He said he looked under and saw no leaks but I would bet there are stains at bottom of the backing plate from the brake fluid seepage. That is very common. I could be wrong but if you know what to look for, it is usually there.
Good point! I keep a pair a small needle nosed vise grips behind the seat to hold the parking brake release handle up for just such occasions. Turns the parking brake into an emergency brake.Was the park brake working?
Holy F*k, inspections are part of PM procedures, no you don't inspect everything at every oil change but someone such as yourself that proclaims to have been a dealer service tech should know this unless you were no more than the "lube guy". This comment of yours is almost as bad as when you said dealer service tech's dismantle lower ends and send them out for machine work for rebuilds.There's plenty of stuff "you should do...". There might be a few people on this board who perform a full inspection on their vehicle every year, but I doubt it. We typically wait for symptoms. That's how 99.99% of motorists operate.
The only vehicle I do a thorough inspection on is the race car. We have checklists to run through before every race. We're trying to develop a good time change spreadsheet so we can replace at-risk parts before they break.
Maybe if I had a lift I'd do thorough inspections at every oil change, but I still probably wouldn't tear into the drums to inspect just because. When I did used car inspections at the dealership, I didn't disassemble stuff.
But, yeah, in a perfect world we would.
maybe I'm looking a it wrong, but did this self proclaimed expert suggest people drive their shyt till it falls apart going down the highway before addressing or looking at it?Holy F*k, inspections are part of PM procedures, no you don't inspect everything at every oil change but someone such as yourself that proclaims to have been a dealer service tech should know this unless you were no more than the "lube guy". This comment of yours is almost as bad as when you said dealer service tech's dismantle lower ends and send them out for machine work for rebuilds.
*edit* I will always error on the side of safety.. even more so when others do dumbshyt that puts others on the road at risk....every single time... 30 years in collision shops, I've seen the horrors that stupidity brings with it and don't really care if people get butthurt when I say it. In the end it's it protects people like you from others. people end up dead from this / Regurgitating dumbshyt and "quick fixes" because you heard it on you rube? Dealer trained or certified??