Anyone check the temperature of their brakes
Are there any of you that have checked the temperature of your disk brakes after 30 or 45 minutes of heavy use. Are the front and rear disk about the same temperature and what temperature were they?
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OP here. I drove for 35 miles with 30 traffic lights between Denton and McKinney, TX. (I didn't have to stop at every one but maybe 15 or so of them). I checked the temp of the brakes when I stopped. The front measured almost 160 degrees but the back were 280 degrees. The rear has new calipers and pads on the disk. I thought the temperature was little high on the rear.
A friend of mine who has his own diesel repair shop recommended changing all of the brake lines from the master cylinder when I replaced the calipers. He said the lines can get corroded up inside and pressure will push the fluid to the caliper BUT when releasing the pedal, the fluid, being restricted, can not free flow from the caliper piston back out through the lines which can cause them to drag.
Due to time restrictions I did not change the lines when I replaced the calipers. Has anyone ever done it and did it fix any dragging problem? What do y'all think about the temperature I had on the rear?
OH, BTW, the brakes held fine so no problems there.
A friend of mine who has his own diesel repair shop recommended changing all of the brake lines from the master cylinder when I replaced the calipers. He said the lines can get corroded up inside and pressure will push the fluid to the caliper BUT when releasing the pedal, the fluid, being restricted, can not free flow from the caliper piston back out through the lines which can cause them to drag.
Due to time restrictions I did not change the lines when I replaced the calipers. Has anyone ever done it and did it fix any dragging problem? What do y'all think about the temperature I had on the rear?
OH, BTW, the brakes held fine so no problems there.
