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Aug 3, 2013 | 09:15 PM

01blazer16

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So I just got my calipers, rotors, and pads replaced on the rear of my 01 chevy blazer. And I found out whoever did the brakes last only put one pad on. Ill post pics in morning of caliper!!

Aug 5, 2013 | 12:50 PM

abig84

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nice, ive seen people wear down their pads so much that one will actually spit out

Aug 5, 2013 | 12:56 PM

chris015

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id go back and raise hell! It might be one word agaist theres but,heck that could get someone killed.

Aug 5, 2013 | 04:35 PM

01blazer16

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I don't know who did them last

Aug 6, 2013 | 02:00 PM

abig84

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Originally Posted by chris015

id go back and raise hell! It might be one word agaist theres but,heck that could get someone killed.

i think he meant the previous time before this time. i almost thought that at first too.

i always go over my vehicles completely when i buy one expecially a old one cause you never know what genius messed with it

Aug 6, 2013 | 07:13 PM

ol' grouch

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When I ran a salvage yard, I was walking past the used rotor pile and saw what looked like a fan. When I looked closer, it was a former rotor but both sides were worn off leaving ONLY the internal cooling vanes.

Aug 7, 2013 | 01:04 PM

abig84

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yep. ive worked on cars like that where people didnt even know their brakes were that far down, even had a few where they wore them down so thin the outside part actually broke off from the inside part.

Aug 7, 2013 | 09:46 PM

Blazer 98

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My friend's dad is a mechanic and he said that he has seen a person grease their brakes up because they were squeaking(the wear indicator hitting the rotor), but the brakes didn't work so well with grease on the pads.