truck swerved with hard braking
Ok, here is the story. I was driving on the interstate it must have been approaching an uphill. Truck in the right lane moving slow. Another truck moving up on me in the left lane. So I hit the gas to...
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bobbolotune wrote:camp-n-family wrote:
Have the brakes ever been serviced? If not you are way overdue at that year and mileage. I have similar mileage on my ‘17 and they have been serviced twice. The manual recommends brake service every 20k miles, more under heavy duty use.
Was this 20k miles of highway, city, or mixed? I have 42k miles almost all highway. I am surprised you need brake service every 20k miles. The RAM manual says to check the brake pads every 20k but I have been googling brake work and that 20K is a check but pads usually last longer than 20k.
Also from my recent google reading "brake service" can mean many things. New pads, or add rotor, or add caliber. Possibly bleeding and replacing fluid. What service have you needed?
Sorry, it should have said “inspection “ every 20k, not necessarily service although my local dealer recommends service which includes removing and cleaning the calipers, lubricating the pins and slides and inspecting pads and rotors, turning if necessary.
My driving is 50/50 city and highway. Takes me a year and a half to reach the recommended mileage. I didn’t pay much attention to the service schedule on my first Ram and had a caliper seize at 50k kms (31k mi). That mistake cost me a $1200cdn repair bill. I pay closer attention now. I had first service done at 32kms and the 2nd when they started pulsing at 58k.
