What did you do to/with your van today?

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Replaced front brake pads and rotors.

Got some uneven wear on drivers side. Inner pad had a lot less material than the outer. So much so , that the inner wore down to the backing plate, before the squealer on the outer pad could engage and warn me. Guide pins were lubed and caliper moves freely , so I'm stumped :dunno: I guess I'll wait and see if it happens again in a few years.

I got some nice fleet grade parts because I hate getting warped rotors. These have 30mm of meat. OEM rotors have 29mm and minimum thickness is 28mm.
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MountainManJoe wrote:...I guess I'll wait and see if it happens again in a few years.
...hmmm, something tells me you won't be waiting that long.

And, boy, that IS some one sided - one sided wear.
Not seen that much diff. before.

And... gotta' love that "New Parts Smell".

And... Stack of Plywood / MDF / ? ... looks interesting... Project ?


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sixsix wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 12:18 pm ...hmmm, something tells me you won't be waiting that long.
The brakes had 52,000km / 33,000 mi on them

sixsix wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 12:18 pm And... Stack of Plywood / MDF / ? ... looks interesting... Project ?
poplar plywood I believe. I did this at work because my boss has all the nice tools. :muhaha:
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MountainManJoe wrote:I got some nice fleet grade parts...
Shoot, forgot to ask about that. Is that NAPA only ? All the 'other' places are closer to us by a large margin.
This area has only ADD / confusion parts, O... Really's? and Autojerks/Asszone.
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As far as I know, the product line and brand is exclusive to NAPA stores.

However, NAPA doesn't manufacture brake parts. So it's very likely you might find the same product , from the same factory, at a different supplier with a different label slapped on it.

The guy at the counter said if I had any trouble with the at all, I could bring them back and he would work with me. He said never mind store policies ... that he wanted his customers to be happy. That sold me on it.
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