So as mentioned I'd ordered brakes on December 20th. I didn't get the last of them until last night. What a fiasco. Well they're on now, and I think we have the cause of their premature death. The caliper pins had to be tapped out with a hammer, they weren't sliding on their own for anyone. They were just caked up with old, nasty grease was all and they cleaned up real nice. The pads came with orings and boots so that all went in with some Hawk synthetic brake grease I had on the shelf. Here's the passenger side.
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And, ironically, the driver's side whose pins were more difficult to remove.
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Wasn't too far behind. The rotors had small heat cracks in them so not worth trying to turn even if they were thick enough. New stuff sure does look nicer than old stuff, I must say.
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Here's what blew me away, look at the pile of crap I used to do this! I bet I spent more time getting and putting away tools than I did doing the brakes.
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I have yet to go for a test/bedding drive as the battery was too low to start the truck after sitting for 2 weeks waiting for Amazon to get their $h!t together.