rzr6-4
Senior Member
09 2500 Hemi
I didn’t drive the Ram much over the summer so it wasn’t uncommon for it to be sitting for one or several weeks at a time. One day after sitting for a while I got in and when applying the brakes, it very noticeably pulled to the right. If you get on the brakes hard, the left side gets a good squeeze and it evens out again, but when you first push the pedal it initially always pulls right.
After doing some reading here I thought maybe a guide pin on the left side was keeping it from closing, causing the right to engage first, and the left side not clamping until after pressure is built up. Sure enough, tore it apart last weekend and a guide pin on the left side was very much seized. Spent about an hour getting it apart, and when the rust seemed to be all on the surface and the pin still had a smooth underlying finish, I cleaned everything up and put it back together. Low and behold, still pulls to the right.
One of the pads had worn down more than the other, and talking to my brother he thought that the uneven pads may still cause a similar issue with the timing of the clamping action and they may just need replaced.
The lower of the two still has 50% life left so I don’t want to replace them if it’s not needed, but I can if I need to, just figured I would see if anyone else has any ideas for something else to check first.
I didn’t drive the Ram much over the summer so it wasn’t uncommon for it to be sitting for one or several weeks at a time. One day after sitting for a while I got in and when applying the brakes, it very noticeably pulled to the right. If you get on the brakes hard, the left side gets a good squeeze and it evens out again, but when you first push the pedal it initially always pulls right.
After doing some reading here I thought maybe a guide pin on the left side was keeping it from closing, causing the right to engage first, and the left side not clamping until after pressure is built up. Sure enough, tore it apart last weekend and a guide pin on the left side was very much seized. Spent about an hour getting it apart, and when the rust seemed to be all on the surface and the pin still had a smooth underlying finish, I cleaned everything up and put it back together. Low and behold, still pulls to the right.
One of the pads had worn down more than the other, and talking to my brother he thought that the uneven pads may still cause a similar issue with the timing of the clamping action and they may just need replaced.
The lower of the two still has 50% life left so I don’t want to replace them if it’s not needed, but I can if I need to, just figured I would see if anyone else has any ideas for something else to check first.
