What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

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Changed the rear brakes on the 2001

Son told me Wednesday afternoon that he thinks the Yukon needs new brakes or something, because it has a weird grinding noise whenever he applies the brakes. I replaced everything (calipers, rotors, pads) about 5 years ago.

Today around noon he went out for a few hours and when he got back he asked if I could look at it. He thinks the sound is coming from the front. I jacked up drivers side and pulled wheel off and looked at the brakes. Looked good with plenty of pad, at least 1/4".

After putting wheel back on and lowering it he wanted me to drive it around the block. Started to back down driveway, which is over 100ft long, I could hear the grinding coming from the back. It got worse when I applied the brake. Pulled it back up to the garage and jacked up the rear and pulled the wheel. The rear brake pads were down to the wear bars. That's what the grinding sound was, them riding on the rotor.

Used the Denali to go pick up new ceramic pads and rotors at the parts store
 
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Oh, and the other day when I went to move it to the other side of the driveway so I could get the Denali out of the garage, I noticed the blower motor was making a weird low growl to it.

I asked him about it and he said it just started doing that the day before. I told him sometimes a small leaf will find it's way in there but that usually sounds like a ticking noise.

I have a spare blower motor sitting in it's box on a shelf in the garage (ordered a long time ago thinking it went out but it wasn't the case and never returned it) so I showed him how easy it is to get to the blower motor and resistor pack. When I pulled the blower motor out I noticed a small leaf stuck in it's fins....lol.

Removed leaf and had him turn the key on and turn on the fan. Worked and sounded fine, so I re-installed it and buttoned up the kick panel cover.

Still haven't used that new blower motor. I wonder if the Denali takes the same motor?
 

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