2001LC
SILVER Star
I should also note. The thick cardboard oil defector seal, may have broken free. This will also may rubs on drum. It happens from, over torqueing lug bolt.
Rear Brake Job
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i found wear marks on the bottom edge of the backing plate. after I filed it down a bit, the noise is almost completely gone. will the rotor eventually wear in enough to have the sound disappear entirely?
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the cardboard seal on both the left side and the right side is wavy like in your pic - does that require fixing?
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2001LC
SILVER Star
It may or may not. I pound backing plate out, away from drums' lip, just a micro MM.
New, the carboard oil defector seal/gasket is flat. The only way to replace, is pulling axle bearing. So best, to just wait until day bearing needs replacing.
The oil defector shield, deflect gear oil outward away from brake pads. The only time it's needed. Is when axle seal has failed.
The lug bolts pass through the oil defector shield, seal & axle wheel hub. When lug bolts are over torqued, usually by air tools. It pulls on lug, bending oil defector shield. Which can break to carboard gasket.
just for reference, the bare metal lip below the parking brake shoe is the section i filed down. we're talking about the same thing, right?
2001LC
SILVER Star
If that's where you found rub marks, I'll say yes.
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Two questions - as i'm trying to do a pro job, right and proper.
1) Where exactly should the brake grease be applied? Can someone draw it for me like im 5? Would like to stick to FSM - which's indicates on both sides of the inner anti squeal shim only. But where exactly on that shim then? ('opinions' on YT etc (not that that is good source) show folks smearing it all over and everywhere including in the corners of the support plates and sliding edges of the pads. What seems to be an authoritative TCMC video on the 80 series mud forum creates more confusion for me - see snap shot below). EDIT: and ofc the FSM is wrong as there is only 1 shim per pad - no inner AND outer shim per pad as indicated/drawn.
2) Recommendations for disc brake grease?
For reference:
Apologies if i missed a post above or thread where this was clarified.
1) Where exactly should the brake grease be applied? Can someone draw it for me like im 5? Would like to stick to FSM - which's indicates on both sides of the inner anti squeal shim only. But where exactly on that shim then? ('opinions' on YT etc (not that that is good source) show folks smearing it all over and everywhere including in the corners of the support plates and sliding edges of the pads. What seems to be an authoritative TCMC video on the 80 series mud forum creates more confusion for me - see snap shot below). EDIT: and ofc the FSM is wrong as there is only 1 shim per pad - no inner AND outer shim per pad as indicated/drawn.
2) Recommendations for disc brake grease?
For reference:
Apologies if i missed a post above or thread where this was clarified.
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