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49 thoughts on “Grinding noise! how could this happen? i m stumped! cadillac escalade 6.2”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Willem says:

    Safety Belt Ray….

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Lowell Stout says:

    The hub plate is bent you can see it if you back off.

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars repair boy says:

    the bracket bent over due to previous accident

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jaxson Hugh says:

    Hey Ray the alignment rack needs to have the lift cables adjusted. You can hear the locks don’t all click at the same time when you are lifting..

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Bobs gunk says:

    Looks to me like the axal has moved outward judging by the clean shiny part by the axle seal. How's the other side look?

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Brad Haines says:

    need more pins of shame in videos

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Stanley Knight says:

    I think that shimming the caliper bracket out would be more of a hack for a hack job than just exchange it for a new/used part. Oh h*** just go ahead put a weld bead on it🤣

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Negative Placebo says:

    Positive comment for the YouTube algorithm.

    You should really wear your seatbelt when driving on main roads.
    Tisk tisk.

    I know your a mechanic and your in and out of cars all day but man, driving on main roads with no seatbelt is just down right dangerous.
    What would have happened if you got mysteriously Tee boned by a high speed stolen car … no more YouTube videos for your fans = Sad panda

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars William Gilroy says:

    "UNobtainium" best word I have heard in the longest time.

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Dennis Waterman says:

    Sounds to me like loose and/or worn spindle/ hub bearings causing the rotor to pitch when turning.

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Saul Goodman says:

    Couldn't you have just filed the bracket so it won't be grinding anymore?

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Turbo Tim's World says:

    In my shop I always look for Millage "numbers" like 112233 or 121212 that sort of thing I will test drive a car to settle the clock to a point of just before on on that magic number on the odometer

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Justin Sposito says:

    I think those are 22s

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Perry B. says:

    It’s true, those GM bracketed calipers have become hard to get ahold of. The Core has risen to as much as the part itself is. I work at Autozone and I get tons of upset customers these days. If you find a good deal on something right now, you better get it while you can.

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jana Burritt says:

    You are awesome. I love the way 🤔

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ejaaz ali says:

    Gm=ass

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars brad miller says:

    Thank you Ray. You are super knowledgeable and thorough. I always learn from you great content.

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars brad miller says:

    Shim. Really?! Come on bro.

  19. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Kevin PEAF Smith says:

    It's got brake discs and brake shoes in a hub on the same wheel??? Am I seeing things???

  20. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars john davies says:

    axle end float ?

  21. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars john davies says:

    excessive axle end-float
    ?

  22. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars john davies says:

    excessive axle endfloat ?

  23. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars lundtland says:

    Any chance the aftermarket rotors were machined wrong? How would that bracket get bent?

  24. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars D Badgley says:

    ray was there a chance that someone replaced the rotor on the grinding side with one that had the wrong offset. may be rotor for wrong option package or year of car?

  25. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars John S says:

    That thing is a dinosaur, surprised it still runs…….

  26. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars kirlu50 says:

    The escalard is a properly vulgar vehicle

  27. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Peter Johnson says:

    I want that torque wrench. So shiny! Such a satisfying sound!

  28. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Hott Puppy says:

    Leaning toward axle shaft end play. I don't see how this bracket could get bent. If the car hit a curb, the rim would be trashed, not a caliper bracket.

  29. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars B1lly W says:

    just a thought Is it possible the chinesium drilled and slotted rotors were made wrong ? I have had this issue with rear rotors form oreilly on 1500hd / 2500 chevys they were machined too thick and were incorrect depth for center of caliper

  30. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars JEFFREY KREFT says:

    I have just one question, how the hell did that get bent like that, was this vehicle in an accident?

  31. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars TheFonz Ek4 says:

    how tf does a caliper/caliper bracket get bent lol.. someone tried to put on wrong offset wheels maybe?

  32. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars N C T says:

    Use a DTI on the axle or worst on rotor then spin to see runout! Good lord tho is so simple!

  33. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Kevin West says:

    GM trash

  34. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars tommy gullett says:

    Dial indicator is much easier. You had it a part.

  35. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jeremy Murphy says:

    "Not supposed to be able to use one of these with one hand"
    The first lift I learned to use was at a small town GM dealership and their lifts were of the two-post hydraulic type that had floor-mounted levers that you used your feet on. Easy enough but they didn't lift at the same speed due to the front end of most every car is heavier due to the engine and if you had a diesel or big block pickup on there, you really had to watch out.
    And…the floor levers put you right in front of the vehicle so if you got distracted, you could conceivably drop it off the front post right into your chest.

  36. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Beast Mode says:

    Hello. I have requested where your shop is located so I can take my SUV and wife's Truck to you and your shop. Please, let me know where your shop is located. Thank you

  37. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Maury D says:

    As thorough as you usually are, I'm surprised you didn't pop the differential cover and check for side-to-side movement of the axle shafts. A spider gear shim kit might be all that's required to restore proper clearance. Just a guess since I wasn't as close to the problem as you. Your videos are addicting. Keep up the good work and hello from Tennessee.

  38. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Chris Wilson🇦🇺 says:

    You know what they say about guys in white vans ,,lol,

  39. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Kevin david says:

    Fucking hate those heads. The Hawkeye elite is bad ass.

  40. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ΘΕΜΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥ says:

    I am thinking of the occasion of bearing disallinment on the rotor hub. A change on bearings and rotors is a possibillity

  41. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars MK4 Surgeon says:

    common problem with Chevy's. That's what happens when you over tighten the caliper bolts with an air impact. Someone effed up. If it isn't that it's the damn pad retainer clips, always good to clean them with a wire wheel on used parts as well. Some folks are cheap and don't care if you simply grind the bracket for clearance or shim it as long as it works, we make them sign off on that kind garbage though.

  42. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Donna Hollingsworth says:

    We had a Chevrolet station wagon when I was growing up. My parents bought it brand new. About 6 months after a squeaking noise developed somewhere from the back. The dealership or anyone else could find what the problem was.

  43. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars GROG SMASH says:

    To fill my childlike need for attention, please insert nonsensical negative comment here:

  44. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mike Willy says:

    Having recently built a rear Dana 44 from an old 87 Wagoneer, and then adapting the brake backing plates from a 07 Jeep Liberty to bolt up to the axle tube flanges so I could use a factory type brake setup for easy part availability. The original drum brake backing plate is 7/64 thick stamped steel and the Jeep Liberty's disc brake backing plate is 9/32 thick cast steel, the axle shaft is of the non C clip flavor so it's retained by a bearing plate with 4 bolts passing thru it and the backing plate and the axle tube flange. Increasing the thickness of the backing plate required welding some spacers to the bearing retainer plate to provide enough pressure to the bearing, and suck the axle far enough into the housing. While testing to determine the required thickness of the spacers to be welded to the bearing retainer plate, I discovered that if too thin or thick, the caliper bracket would rub on the rotor. I'm thinking this has something to do with a wheel bearing not properly installed on the axle shaft therefore not locating the hub face correctly. Or there's interference between rotor and wheel studs or rotor is incorrect. Someone mentioned busted C clips… If the axle was a C clip flavor, and the C clip was broken, the axle would be free to slide out of the housing with that bracket removed and would cause a whole hell of a lot more racket!

  45. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mike Willy says:

    "Caliper bracket Mount" well in the front that's called the steering knuckle and on a rear solid axle, that would be called a "brake backing plate"

  46. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Snappers antique firearms Unlimited (snafu) says:

    I have this exact same year Cadillac Escalade. I had this exact same problem. I am a retired mechanic. I could not figure out why this was happening. It was intermediate. but the majority of the time you could hear it. I replaced everything. even the bracket that you're talking about troubleshooting. This had me stomped. What made it stop, I filed then polished the sides of the brake pad. I did this just trying to eliminate any issue there could be. that actually fixed it. I did try 3 diff pads while troubleshooting and the noise always returned. All from cheap too expensive to OEM. polishing the sides fixed it right away. The sides of the pads were just ruff enough to get caught on the brake inserts that the brake pad rides on. then it would rub. This might not be your problem but this was mine.

  47. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Alex .K says:

    the issue is its a cadillac and it’s unreliable

  48. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Big Bear says:

    Oh Ray you missed the hub has moved out

  49. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Gene Yus says:

    Very hacky work!
    Could have easily fixed this by shimming the bracket instead of endless possibilities. I would never bring an Escalade or any other car to a jiiffy lube place like this! Nice way to jack up the bill. Doesn't even know the proper sequence for tightening the lugs, wth???
    Imagine how many wheel bearings you messed up tightening with a gun.

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