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:
Well the truck is back from the dealer and I can report results. I was told the mechanic inspected the brakes and there is plenty of life on the pads (10mm) and the brakes are functioning properly. So they did no service.
I had said might as well rotate tires but only if you need to remove the tires to check the brakes, otherwise the tires are not due for rotation. I was told they did not need to remove the tires. That they were able to inspect the brakes without removing the tires. This surprises me. I thought tires needed to be removed to inspect brakes.
You are correct tough to do a quality inspection of brakes with the wheels on.
have to be-careful of "mechanics" not all deserve the title.
When I bought my used camper I suspected a bent axle because of tire wear on just one wheel. Their "mechanic" said nothing was wrong. Fortunately I work with machinery all the time so a new 160.00 Dexter axle was easy to put in. And yes the old axle was bent.
