Brakes @ 17,000 miles?
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Hey guys
I just rolled over 17,000 miles (27,000kms) on my truck and my brakes seem to need to be replaced. This seems very premature.
They are squeeling up front when I hit the brakes and the pedal kinda drops down further after about 2-3 seconds... I can definatly tell a big difference in stopping power.
I'm really surprised they wore out this quick. When did yours wear out?
I just rolled over 17,000 miles (27,000kms) on my truck and my brakes seem to need to be replaced. This seems very premature.
They are squeeling up front when I hit the brakes and the pedal kinda drops down further after about 2-3 seconds... I can definatly tell a big difference in stopping power.
I'm really surprised they wore out this quick. When did yours wear out?
I had the same problems at around the same milelage....I was surprised and upset aswell. The factory break system is not the strenth of newer Rangers
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Replace your front pads with a good set of Wagners, just make sure that the rotors didn't get chewed up by the crap stock pads.
Newer vehicles today come with garbage parts on them. That's how the stealerships make money, the after sales service. Why do you think they charge $35 for an oil change.....they make money off you.
Another reason I do my own service and maintenance.
Newer vehicles today come with garbage parts on them. That's how the stealerships make money, the after sales service. Why do you think they charge $35 for an oil change.....they make money off you.
Another reason I do my own service and maintenance.
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For the most part I agree but oil changes aree a place where a "stealership" is more of a "dealership". Where I work we perform maintenance on pressure washers and an oil change is OVER $100. We (like most shops) charge a minimum of 1 hour labor for any service we perform. In addition, when you go to a dealership you know the people working on your truck are knowledgable. The people working at Jiffy Lube and Grease Monkey are not the certified technicians like you find in a dealership. Why do so many of us have crazy stories about those places? Drain plugs not going back in... hell I had them DESTROY my air filter so I would buy a new one from them...
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i just bought a set of hawk pads with powerstop rotors for about $180 shipped from autopartswarehouse.com. not sure what the cost would be to ship to canada, but it was free for me. let me tell you, these brakes are AWSOME!!
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