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Old Oct 21, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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Rocks in the brakes

Does anyone else have this problem? Everytime I go offroading I end up getting a rock stuck in my brakes they usually come out after about a mile but man does it make a god awful sound.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 01:10 AM
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It does make a horrible sound. You'll definately know when it happens.

As far as solutions... I don't really know any.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:17 AM
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I can usually knock them loose if I get going about 15 to 20 mph and hit the brakes hard.
 
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 09:45 AM
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I used to get them behind the splash shield and the rotor on my Dodge Dakota. I soon avoied pea gravel areas & when I couldnt avoid them I slowed down as not to fling them everywhere
 
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 11:51 PM
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Random scraping noises add character to your vehicle, as does two week old mud hardened onto it.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 01:25 AM
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Simple: Remove the dust guard.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 05:17 AM
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Random scraping noises add character to your vehicle, as does two week old mud hardened onto it.
My truck didn't sit 2 hours before I started to clean it.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 05:39 AM
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The slamming on the brakes foreward is not advisable. Because the rock (under normal circumstances unless you are backing over gravel for long periods of time) are grooved in as the direction you traveled when it got stuck. The best way is find an open parking lot, go backwards quickly and emergency stop (just slam.) The rocks will fall out without having too worry about them grooving, as they pop out with a sudden change of roation.
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by zambonimaxx
The slamming on the brakes foreward is not advisable. Because the rock (under normal circumstances unless you are backing over gravel for long periods of time) are grooved in as the direction you traveled when it got stuck. The best way is find an open parking lot, go backwards quickly and emergency stop (just slam.) The rocks will fall out without having too worry about them grooving, as they pop out with a sudden change of roation.
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I will try the backing up instead next time that happens.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 12:34 PM
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My truck didn't sit 2 hours before I started to clean it.
I wasn't talking about you specifically, just muddy trucks in general.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 12:47 PM
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yeah I drive by a house on my way to work everyday that has a jeep cherokee that has been covered in mud for about a month now.
 
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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I like to leave mud on my truck for a few days, but not too long. I'm not too worried about the paint. The truck's not really pretty anyways.
 
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