Well, I'm a driveway mech kinda guy, not a mster at this but I have found
that if your rear brakes are adjusted improperly, not grabbing enough, that
it puts more stress on the front discs cuasing excessive wear and of course
warping. The might be something int the lug torgue as andy stated but I
have not found this to be a problem as I have never used a torque wrench to
tighten my lugs and I dont know of to many service centers that actually
stop to make sure that they are torqued to the specified 95-100 ft-lbs other
than the place where I bought my tires.
Bill Day
AIM BadManD73
----- Original Message -----
From: "andy levy" <andy-dml@levyclan.us>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: DML: common flaws
>
> Brian T. Carter wrote:
>
> > Mostly I lurk on this list (for nearly 4 years now) and search when I
> > need to find something. I've noticed that many others have had problems
> > with front calipers sticking and door locks.
> >
> > My driver's side door lock went out within 20 months (but after I hit
> > 36K miles!). Now the passenger side door lock has the same problem. The
> > driver's side window motor has come ungrounded.
> >
> > I have replaced the rotors twice, first with PowerSlots, now with
> > Raybestos slotted and cross-drilled. This last time, I replaced the
> > calipers and drums also (Raybestos). Immediately afterwards, I had to
> > replace the master cylinder. Less than 2500 miles later, the rotors are
> > warped again. If I had the money, I would spend $3000 and get the whole
> > Stillen kit with 6 piston calipers.
> >
> > I drove an '85 Bronco II for 10 years (150K miles and a new engine) - no
> > warping. My Grand Cherokee - no warping either (140k miles). My company
> > car (Ford Escape) is only at 8500 miles, but no warping.
> >
> > I love the Dakota. It looks great, it has awesome power...but why do all
> > the little things keep breaking? What am I doing wrong with the brakes?
>
> It sounds like you got a bum truck. These things happen. But the
> rotors are really prone to warping if you overtorque the lugs. 95-100
> ft-lbs is it, and you really want to use a torque wrench to be sure you
> got it right.
>
> --
> -andy
>
> http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota - andy-dml@levyclan.us
> --------------------------------------------
> "Whatever Adam does, do the opposite and you'll be fine"
> -Bob Tom
> --------------------------------------------
>
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