Rocket Man's 02 Denali Build Thread AKA "THE BEAST"

[Rocket Man]

Yeah no kidding about the road trip. There was a lot of that drive that had no cell service and nobody for miles. Small towns few and far between with MAYBE a gas station if you're lucky. That's if you can find a way to get a tow. Lucky lucky. I still don't know why it came off; the tube was a bit bent where it went into the tranny though. I'm thinking the shop that installed my Corvette servo might have pried against it since it's right next to the servo.

 

[05Single]

Also lucky it was just the line and not a gasket , or hole in the tranny.
Nice easy fix and glad all is good now

 

[Rocket Man]

Also lucky it was just the line and not a gasket , or hole in the tranny.
Nice easy fix and glad all is good now

I know. First I thought it was the radiator then I saw all the tranny fluid and saw it was coming from near the trans itself not from up front. I really started worrying then. Then soon as I got it home and on jack stands and saw it was a line I breathed a huge sigh.

 

[Rocket Man]

Well on the way to work today I was still nervous about that transmission line so I was really paying attention and thought I felt something in the brakes. Then on the way home I was sure, and it sounded like the rears were grinding. But the pads and rotors were replaced not that long ago, maybe 5 k miles, so it couldn't be the pads I thought. Maybe the trans fluid got on them and they're glazed. But by the time I got home I was sure it was the pads gone. I pulled a wheel and sure though- the inside pads on both rears were metal on metal. It didn't look like the rotors were damaged so I bought some Wagner ceramic pads, the best that O'Reilly's had for my truck. Installed in a little over an hour. Now I'm wondering what happened- the EBC 7000 series pads were installed at the same time as the fronts, and when I did the GMT900 front upgrade a month or so ago, the fronts were at 80% still. In fact I sold those pads to a member here.I don't think it's the pads fault. I've always had good results and wear from the EBC's, and the fronts were wearing well. I'm thinking I may need new rear calipers. Anyway the last 2 days have been maintenance and more maintenance.

 

[05Single]

Both sides? Check your ebrake cable. Common for our trucks to size up

 

[Rocket Man]

Hmmm. I don't think it's that. There isn't any friction at the rear wheels when the brakes aren't applied. The cable seems to be moving when I push on the ebrake although they're not adjusted so they don't work. I will check for sure in the next few days though. Thanks for the idea.

 

[Rocket Man]

I just checked my records and it was a year and 12,000 miles ago that the rear pads were replaced. More miles than I thought but still not good.

 

[a4edwin]

I went thru the same thing with mine except the rotors got messed up.

 

[Rocket Man]

I went thru the same thing with mine except the rotors got messed up.

How many miles on the rear pads? I was thinking the rears should last way longer than the front.

 

[adventurenali92]

Wow that rear hatch looks flawless! I'm jealous now and I want to do it! I want my hatch to look like that! Lol.