Last week, I got the GoWesty BIGGER-BRAKES kit and brand new brakes on the rear as well. We took the van out to Leadville, CO camping and fly-fishing. The brakes pulse each time the pedal is pressed. After speaking with GoWesty and researching online, there are several things to check - enough that I'm just taking it back to Blazer Automotive to deal with it, since they did the install in the first place. The things to check are:
- Are wheel lugs over torqued? Over-torquing warps the rotors prematurely.
- Are the brake lines bled properly?
- Are the rotors faulty to begin with? Evidently, this can be the case with a lot of rotors! They just aren't "true" to begin with.
- Is it the front or the back? You can figure this out by rolling the van and pulling up on the e-brake, which will tell you if it is the rear rotors that are pulsing or not.
Again - brakes are something I leave to the pros. Looking forward to hearing what Blazer Automotive ends up finding with mine.
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Many years have gone by....but I have the same problem.. New rorors and drums.What did they find wrong?
Thanks Duke
Hi! Blazer fixed the rear rotors and drums. I can't remember exactly what was done, but rest assured it was not GoWesty Bigger Brakes.
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