smoked brakes

>>17352572

how do f250 brakes work?

>>17352576
disc brakes all around

>>17352577

try to get your eyes on the pads and just see if they aren't worn down and that the rotors aren't gouged

the smoke happens because of too much heat not being displaced fast enough

>>17352593

not sure on the pads but the rotors were fine. i read something about boiling the oil in the lines and causing damage to the whole system.

>>17352599

there is the possibility that this one time occurrence may have weakened the structural integrity of the mounting parts of the pads, the pads themselves or the connecting hoses depending on how severe the incident was and how many miles it has

crumbling pads would be my guess from high heat, the breaks are designed to displace heat for that reason, but yea you should downshift heavy loads downhill

don't know much about boiling oil, you can check the brake line oil reservoir and see if any plastics have melted, most of these parts have high heat resistance but I'm not sure about the situation

you'll have to be the judge

>>17352599

oh and for the depth of the pads the calipers should have some sort of maximal plugs that get spaced out as the pads wear down, you can look for those to see how far they are sticking out to get a better idea of how thin the pads have become

>>17352629
>>17352637
the truck has 340k miles.
it was a short one time occurence, not like i was driving down the rocky mountains. probably half a mile of hill, hard lesson learned on downshifting though, thanks for the tips on where to look.

>>17352637
also do you mean the distance between the brake pad and the caliper?