Good Afternoon Folks, My GF has a 2011 Wrangler RHD that we bought for her new mail job. I am currently changing her oil every 2000 miles and changing brakes every 3 months...we are 2 months in and the right front brake is starting to chew into the rotor. Last change we didn't need to replace the RF rotor as she is paying attention to the brake pad sensor now...is this normal for a mail delivery jeep or do we have a caliper issue?
2011 Jeep Wrangler Chewing front right rotor
- Thread starter CGMiller
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i don't know about that, but brakes every 3 months?
goodness.
i have an 85 mile route with 648 boxes and change brakes every year.
slow down, take your foot off the gas and ease into the box.
above was advice from my regular when i started...one of the many ways he never steered me wrong.
Twistofcain
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What kind of pads are you using? High or low grade? Metallic or ceramic? If the caliper piston compresses fully when changing pads, then it should be fine. You should only be running 1 set of rotors per 2 brake pad changes in the front. Rear you can do more. Otherwise you'll risk deathwobble breaking downhill at fast speed. Drive slower, and ease on that brake pedal!!!
blamethesub
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Everything on the right side (especially the front) wears faster than the left - tires, brakes, shocks etc.
"Normal" brake pads that places like Autozone replace for free might as well be made of cardboard on a mail vehicle. I had the best luck with Wagner pads. I kept a full set of pads and rotors at home so they could be replaced when needed. If you have a local shop that will resurface the rotors for cheap, you can change both each time so they'll last as long as possible.
Keep a close watch on the tire wear. Rotate when you change the oil.
"Normal" brake pads that places like Autozone replace for free might as well be made of cardboard on a mail vehicle. I had the best luck with Wagner pads. I kept a full set of pads and rotors at home so they could be replaced when needed. If you have a local shop that will resurface the rotors for cheap, you can change both each time so they'll last as long as possible.
Keep a close watch on the tire wear. Rotate when you change the oil.
Rt2mailman
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There are slide pins on every caliper for disc brakes. They must be clean and not dirty or rusty to allow the caliper to release fully after brakes have been applied. You should probably replace your calipers and slide pins and grease them with high temp brake grease. Oriley's, Autozone, Napa all sell lifetime warranty on their ceramic pads. I has a warranty at each store since I needed to change them every 9 months. That way you hit one store about every 2 years. They usually say the warranty only applies if not using your vehicle for "business" use.
