Brake Problems

[zubyc]

This little metal thing that goes on my driverside brake pad broke once again. It makes a loud ass sound. What the hell can i do to fix this and why did it happen again?
BTW...just got my truck back with 4.88 installed. It was funny driving home having no idea how fast i was going. How would I be able to figure that out?

[fullthrottledan]

im not too sure what you are talking about by the metal thing, need more info, where it is and stuff.

gears...time to go see allen for a tune.

Dan

[zubyc]

Have the tune sitting on my table...Waiting on the update to come in.
Its the thing that holds the brake pad in place...I'll go take a pic in a min and show you.

[Whifflebat]

how'd you manage to break one of those? :think: my only guess is it wasn't installed right...but it takes talent to get one of those wrong....

[zubyc]

http://img45.photobucket.com/albums/v137/zubyc/1.jpg

Not the greatest pic but oh well. That metal piece in the yellow circle i can slide around.

[zubyc]

Well they replaced it with a old one that was fine and it broke. Then replaced with a new one and broke. Then they basically said I'm sol so I'm taking it in somewhere else

[zubyc]

anyone?

[BuiltNotBought99]

That's a confusing one there i've never seen one of those break before.

[OrangeCrush]

its just a clip, pull one off, and take it to like carquest or somewhere, and theyll help you out.

[zubyc]

I'm taking it into midas today. Yah the mechanic who worked on it before said he has never heard of that thing breaking so I don't know wtf is going on.

Anyone have an idea on how I can figure out my actual speed now? I have seen those equations but I don't know all the variables you're supposed to plug in like transfer case ratio