Hi guys!
I have a 1997 GMC Sierra 1500 half ton 4x4 with 88,000 total miles. It is a very good condition. It needed new front brakes. My good buddy who is an ASE Master diesel Mechanic owed me a couple favors so he did the brake job for me. He put on new NAPA Premium pads and did nothing to the rotors because they were in "excellent condition" The new brakes start squealing so badly and so loud it was embarrassing! This started with in 50 miles. Everything else was fine. I told my buddy and he said to bring it back. We replaced the rotors with new NAPA Ultra Premium rotors and new NAPA Adaptive One pads which are the best NAPA sells. With in 50 miles they start to squeal again! I was easy on the new brakes as I could not break them in as the street was very crowded. Then at night when things were calm I did 10 firm stops from 45-60 mph with a driving 2 minute cool down in between stops. This is when the loud squealing started. I did this same procedure with other vehicles and no problems.
Also now the truck pulls noticeable to the left when braking firmly at any speed. It did not do this before. The brake peddle also feels spongy and seems to have to go almost all the way to the floor to get enough pressure to stop the truck. I asked my mechanic buddy and he said we did nothing to get air in the system and we did not "bleed" them because of this. He said it was most likely the brake booster causing the spongy peddle.
One of the Ultra Premium Rotors has a huge chunk missing from it. I was [censored] when I saw this and how it could have gotten passed quality control and the factory sprayed the polymer coating right over the flaw. Because of the timing of the brake job I had no choice but to have him install it. He thought it would be ok and they are warranted for life. What do you think of these pictures? Should I insist they be replaced or is this just cosmetic?
So no I have done the brakes twice and spent even more money for all the new parts and I'm worse off. I have a truck with a really spongy peddle, brakes squealing loudly and pulling hard to the left side when breaking. How do I correct this so these issues are fixed once and for all? My mechanic buddy really is a good mechanic and has a great reputation. He is super busy so I think he may be rushing this and just slapping the parts on. I don't know?!?!?
I have a 1997 GMC Sierra 1500 half ton 4x4 with 88,000 total miles. It is a very good condition. It needed new front brakes. My good buddy who is an ASE Master diesel Mechanic owed me a couple favors so he did the brake job for me. He put on new NAPA Premium pads and did nothing to the rotors because they were in "excellent condition" The new brakes start squealing so badly and so loud it was embarrassing! This started with in 50 miles. Everything else was fine. I told my buddy and he said to bring it back. We replaced the rotors with new NAPA Ultra Premium rotors and new NAPA Adaptive One pads which are the best NAPA sells. With in 50 miles they start to squeal again! I was easy on the new brakes as I could not break them in as the street was very crowded. Then at night when things were calm I did 10 firm stops from 45-60 mph with a driving 2 minute cool down in between stops. This is when the loud squealing started. I did this same procedure with other vehicles and no problems.
Also now the truck pulls noticeable to the left when braking firmly at any speed. It did not do this before. The brake peddle also feels spongy and seems to have to go almost all the way to the floor to get enough pressure to stop the truck. I asked my mechanic buddy and he said we did nothing to get air in the system and we did not "bleed" them because of this. He said it was most likely the brake booster causing the spongy peddle.
One of the Ultra Premium Rotors has a huge chunk missing from it. I was [censored] when I saw this and how it could have gotten passed quality control and the factory sprayed the polymer coating right over the flaw. Because of the timing of the brake job I had no choice but to have him install it. He thought it would be ok and they are warranted for life. What do you think of these pictures? Should I insist they be replaced or is this just cosmetic?
So no I have done the brakes twice and spent even more money for all the new parts and I'm worse off. I have a truck with a really spongy peddle, brakes squealing loudly and pulling hard to the left side when breaking. How do I correct this so these issues are fixed once and for all? My mechanic buddy really is a good mechanic and has a great reputation. He is super busy so I think he may be rushing this and just slapping the parts on. I don't know?!?!?
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