I Could Probably Be Dead Right Now

[davbell22602]

I'm pissed. I'm ready to move out Virginia. I had my truck inspected back in April and passed. Got to put my truck on the lift at school and found out that it shouldn't passed cause the of the brakes. I found one warped front rotor and all 4 front pads are worn down with inner pad on the drivers side with no pad on it at all. Went and checked the back and found one dust boot on each of the wheel cylinders torn with a hole in it. Plus one shoe on each is was wearing uneven at the top side.This is a leading trailing drum brake system and not the duo servo type system. I had 116,xxx miles when inspected and now have 122,xxx miles on the truck. Called VA state trooper safety officer that controls the area and left message.

 

[PenguinLTZ]

How often is this inspection?

 

[RedRider]

Fortunately you found the bad brakes and can take care of them.

 

[drperry]

You had a brake pad with no pad left and you didn't notice the grinding noise?

 

[davbell22602]

How often is this inspection?

Virginia Safety Inspection every 12months/once a year.

 

[PenguinLTZ]

And a warped rotor?

Dead giveaway for a brake issue, the pulsing would be felt.

 

[Boilerup15]

We don't have inspections here, you check your own stuff.

 

[PenguinLTZ]

How often is this inspection?

Virginia Safety Inspection every 12months/once a year.

I see.

So when they do them, they remove all the wheels/drums and actually look at the wheel cylinders?

 

[davbell22602]

You had a brake pad with no pad left and you didn't notice the grinding noise?

I noticed brake pedal noise 2 weeks after i got the truck last year but pedal noise didnt happen often enough where it was creating some sort of pattern.

 

[Bigredmariner]

Good lord, glad you're safe.

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