Ok, that's not really the question. The question requires a bit of a story...
The a week ago, my brakes started squealing a bit. The other day, they wouldn't stop even when I let off. To some extent, I started to freak out because I did not want to deal with bearings at the moment. Pulled the rear brakes and found them worn, but not at the end of life, the squeaking was that they were some how full of rocks (apparently they have little holes in the middle of the pads, the rocks got in there somehow). Anyway, should be fine, right? No... the fronts still squeaked.
I pulled the fronts and discovered they have been pad slapped for probably the entire life of the truck. The rotors were at least 4.4mm THINNER than the throwaway point (25.4mm for an SR in case you were wondering). Crap <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" /> So I did the search, I read the FSM, I looked things up and got to work. Yes it was a bit annoying, particularly since yesterday I could not find anywhere that had a GM axle nut socket as has been suggested before, much less a Mitsu one. I choose to fab up something and attempted to fake it when pre-loading the bearings. They felt normal (I think, haven't done a Mitsu before) when I had the rotor/hub combo back on, so I put in the new pads and put the wheel on. I should have checked it after putting the pads on too just to be sure, but oh well...
Zoom to the first drive this morning... it sort of feels like driving in mud. Not too bad mind you, just I don't seem to go quite as quick if I let of the brake and idle forward, and when I am accelerating from the light, it seems like I need an extra 500rpm or so to accelerate at a normal rate. I think the grease I re-packed the bearings with was fine. It said it was approved for bearings in all Honda, Toyota and Mitsubishis. Did I perhaps get the nut too tight? My makeshift tool didn't allow me to use my torque wrench so I had to estimate it. Could it be the brakes just riding tight till they settle in? I haven't had that happen with any other brake job I have done. There is no noise, and everything feels smooth as silk now, just really slow. Should I pull it apart right now and re-do everything again, or is it safe to let it have a couple hundred miles and see if it settles in? Am I just a picky, over sensitive idiot? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> All opinions appreciated! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />
