Re: 97 Cherokee Brakes Pulsating
Yeah those stupid torque bars... I cursed the local Cambodian Tire once
when they fixed a flat tire for me and then zapped the wheel back on the car with a torque bar, I calmly asked the service manager if he was going to buy me a new rim.. answer "no, why would I need to buy you a rim?", when told that I specifically requested they use a torque wrench, and ensure that it was clearly written on the work order, then told him that if my rim or rotor was warped afterwards he and the $9.00 per hour gorilla were going to be buying me a new rim and two new rotors, he quickly ran to the snot nosed teenager looked at the work order, and told the kid to use a normal torque wrench. End result the kid had to find a torque wrench. Snow... "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:41E46845.6359E52E@sympatico.ca... > Wheel lug nuts not torqued even or put on with an impact gun will warp > the rotor. Chrysler rotors are really bad for that. Some garages are > still too lazy to use the proper torque wrench and so they screwed your > rotors for you. > > I would take it back to the shop and hope they don't notice you had it > apart or they will say too bad.... > > They cannot blame old rotors eh. Then when they try to BS you about > their 'cool' torque stick on the impact gun, have the bent rotor in your > hand slapping it like you want to use it up the side of his head eh. > > You don't need the gauge to check the runout. Just hold a straight edge > against the rotor and rotate it, you will see the warp. > > Once warped it has to be turned on a lathe to go back straight which > takes half the life off it. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > R Sturk wrote: >> >> I have been having a pulsation in the brakes of my 97 Cherokee. This >> has discs up front and drums in the back. It had a recent brake job and >> the front rotors are new. When my wife told me about the problem (yeah, >> to add insult to injury it's her car so I hear about it alot)I drove it >> to try to find it. I heard a little scraping but instead of being smart >> and having her stand on the side of the road and pinpoint the sound, I >> started taking stuff apart. Anyway, I tore the front and back brakes >> down and put them back together, double checking everything I could >> think of including making sure the torques were all right. Then I >> flushed all the old brake fluid, that was looking pretty nasty. Well, >> the damn sound is gone but the pulsation isn't (although I think it's >> somewhat better...my wife doesn't). I'm going to borrow a micrometer >> from a buddy to check the front rotors. What else can anybody recommend >> that I check? Thanks in advance. |
Re: 97 Cherokee Brakes Pulsating
Yeah those stupid torque bars... I cursed the local Cambodian Tire once
when they fixed a flat tire for me and then zapped the wheel back on the car with a torque bar, I calmly asked the service manager if he was going to buy me a new rim.. answer "no, why would I need to buy you a rim?", when told that I specifically requested they use a torque wrench, and ensure that it was clearly written on the work order, then told him that if my rim or rotor was warped afterwards he and the $9.00 per hour gorilla were going to be buying me a new rim and two new rotors, he quickly ran to the snot nosed teenager looked at the work order, and told the kid to use a normal torque wrench. End result the kid had to find a torque wrench. Snow... "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:41E46845.6359E52E@sympatico.ca... > Wheel lug nuts not torqued even or put on with an impact gun will warp > the rotor. Chrysler rotors are really bad for that. Some garages are > still too lazy to use the proper torque wrench and so they screwed your > rotors for you. > > I would take it back to the shop and hope they don't notice you had it > apart or they will say too bad.... > > They cannot blame old rotors eh. Then when they try to BS you about > their 'cool' torque stick on the impact gun, have the bent rotor in your > hand slapping it like you want to use it up the side of his head eh. > > You don't need the gauge to check the runout. Just hold a straight edge > against the rotor and rotate it, you will see the warp. > > Once warped it has to be turned on a lathe to go back straight which > takes half the life off it. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > R Sturk wrote: >> >> I have been having a pulsation in the brakes of my 97 Cherokee. This >> has discs up front and drums in the back. It had a recent brake job and >> the front rotors are new. When my wife told me about the problem (yeah, >> to add insult to injury it's her car so I hear about it alot)I drove it >> to try to find it. I heard a little scraping but instead of being smart >> and having her stand on the side of the road and pinpoint the sound, I >> started taking stuff apart. Anyway, I tore the front and back brakes >> down and put them back together, double checking everything I could >> think of including making sure the torques were all right. Then I >> flushed all the old brake fluid, that was looking pretty nasty. Well, >> the damn sound is gone but the pulsation isn't (although I think it's >> somewhat better...my wife doesn't). I'm going to borrow a micrometer >> from a buddy to check the front rotors. What else can anybody recommend >> that I check? Thanks in advance. |
Re: 97 Cherokee Brakes Pulsating
Yeah those stupid torque bars... I cursed the local Cambodian Tire once
when they fixed a flat tire for me and then zapped the wheel back on the car with a torque bar, I calmly asked the service manager if he was going to buy me a new rim.. answer "no, why would I need to buy you a rim?", when told that I specifically requested they use a torque wrench, and ensure that it was clearly written on the work order, then told him that if my rim or rotor was warped afterwards he and the $9.00 per hour gorilla were going to be buying me a new rim and two new rotors, he quickly ran to the snot nosed teenager looked at the work order, and told the kid to use a normal torque wrench. End result the kid had to find a torque wrench. Snow... "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:41E46845.6359E52E@sympatico.ca... > Wheel lug nuts not torqued even or put on with an impact gun will warp > the rotor. Chrysler rotors are really bad for that. Some garages are > still too lazy to use the proper torque wrench and so they screwed your > rotors for you. > > I would take it back to the shop and hope they don't notice you had it > apart or they will say too bad.... > > They cannot blame old rotors eh. Then when they try to BS you about > their 'cool' torque stick on the impact gun, have the bent rotor in your > hand slapping it like you want to use it up the side of his head eh. > > You don't need the gauge to check the runout. Just hold a straight edge > against the rotor and rotate it, you will see the warp. > > Once warped it has to be turned on a lathe to go back straight which > takes half the life off it. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > R Sturk wrote: >> >> I have been having a pulsation in the brakes of my 97 Cherokee. This >> has discs up front and drums in the back. It had a recent brake job and >> the front rotors are new. When my wife told me about the problem (yeah, >> to add insult to injury it's her car so I hear about it alot)I drove it >> to try to find it. I heard a little scraping but instead of being smart >> and having her stand on the side of the road and pinpoint the sound, I >> started taking stuff apart. Anyway, I tore the front and back brakes >> down and put them back together, double checking everything I could >> think of including making sure the torques were all right. Then I >> flushed all the old brake fluid, that was looking pretty nasty. Well, >> the damn sound is gone but the pulsation isn't (although I think it's >> somewhat better...my wife doesn't). I'm going to borrow a micrometer >> from a buddy to check the front rotors. What else can anybody recommend >> that I check? Thanks in advance. |
Re: 97 Cherokee Brakes Pulsating
Know the feeling. I always carry the torque wrench with me anyway set for
110 lb/ft (beats the hell out of the wheel brace), so I put it in the front seat well and tell them to use that. Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ "Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:xwaFd.25235$b64.675626@news20.bellglobal.com. .. > Yeah those stupid torque bars... I cursed the local Cambodian Tire once > when they fixed a flat tire for me and then zapped the wheel back on the car > with a torque bar, I calmly asked the service manager if he was going to > buy me a new rim.. answer "no, why would I need to buy you a rim?", when > told that I specifically requested they use a torque wrench, and ensure that > it was clearly written on the work order, then told him that if my rim or > rotor was warped afterwards he and the $9.00 per hour gorilla were going to > be buying me a new rim and two new rotors, he quickly ran to the snot nosed > teenager looked at the work order, and told the kid to use a normal torque > wrench. End result the kid had to find a torque wrench. > > Snow... |
Re: 97 Cherokee Brakes Pulsating
Know the feeling. I always carry the torque wrench with me anyway set for
110 lb/ft (beats the hell out of the wheel brace), so I put it in the front seat well and tell them to use that. Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ "Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:xwaFd.25235$b64.675626@news20.bellglobal.com. .. > Yeah those stupid torque bars... I cursed the local Cambodian Tire once > when they fixed a flat tire for me and then zapped the wheel back on the car > with a torque bar, I calmly asked the service manager if he was going to > buy me a new rim.. answer "no, why would I need to buy you a rim?", when > told that I specifically requested they use a torque wrench, and ensure that > it was clearly written on the work order, then told him that if my rim or > rotor was warped afterwards he and the $9.00 per hour gorilla were going to > be buying me a new rim and two new rotors, he quickly ran to the snot nosed > teenager looked at the work order, and told the kid to use a normal torque > wrench. End result the kid had to find a torque wrench. > > Snow... |
Re: 97 Cherokee Brakes Pulsating
Know the feeling. I always carry the torque wrench with me anyway set for
110 lb/ft (beats the hell out of the wheel brace), so I put it in the front seat well and tell them to use that. Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ "Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:xwaFd.25235$b64.675626@news20.bellglobal.com. .. > Yeah those stupid torque bars... I cursed the local Cambodian Tire once > when they fixed a flat tire for me and then zapped the wheel back on the car > with a torque bar, I calmly asked the service manager if he was going to > buy me a new rim.. answer "no, why would I need to buy you a rim?", when > told that I specifically requested they use a torque wrench, and ensure that > it was clearly written on the work order, then told him that if my rim or > rotor was warped afterwards he and the $9.00 per hour gorilla were going to > be buying me a new rim and two new rotors, he quickly ran to the snot nosed > teenager looked at the work order, and told the kid to use a normal torque > wrench. End result the kid had to find a torque wrench. > > Snow... |
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