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danwall

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Recently I started to get the vibrations from my brake feelers telling me it is time to do my brakes. Once I got home and got the wheels off I noticed that my pads were worn all the way down and my rotors were showing severe wear and rust on all four rotors ( more severe on the fronts than the backs). Almost as if I was having a caliper issue but given how new the truck is caliper issues shouldn't be an issue on a 2014 Silverado 1500 even with 45,000 miles. I am pretty sure I'm going need to do at the very least rotors and pads and if the calipers are malfunctioning maybe even calipers. I was looking for some insight to see if any one else had these issues already. I will post pictures of the rotors for you guys to see.

 

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

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It looks like the caliper slides aren't working correctly. You'll probably have to take them apart, and regrease them.

Jullian is not my name Enthusiast

Jullian is not my name

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I wore my front brake pads out at 36k miles. The surface of my rotors were not marred like that, but I did have a gouge on one side. I went ahead and allowed the dealer to resurface the rotors, but I wish I hadn't. Afterward, I learned that surfacing the duralife rotors takes off the FNC coating and reduces their life and other benefits of the coating. I should have made the dealer check/prove the rotor's condition to see if they really needed refinishing since I wasn't experiencing any brake vibrations or warping feelings at all.

 

You are probably in a position where the rotors will have to be machined, but for anyone else, keep it in mind that the FNC treatment is thin and will be removed when resurfacing the rotors (which is ok, it just turns them into normal rotors without the treatment).

dave07 Enthusiast

dave07

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It looks like the caliper slides aren't working correctly. You'll probably have to take them apart, and regrease them.

x2 Same thing happened on my Mustang and looks like the OP's pictures. Make sure you use a rubber compatible caliper grease!

cbrsilv15 Senior Enthusiast

cbrsilv15

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I would never have the rotors resurfaced. They are cheap, so just replace them and have the piece of mind that they're brand new.

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

Daryl LBZ

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I agree. Just makes the cheap Chinese rotors even thinner, and they end up warped again anyway.

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