Rocks in caliper question

[Ditch Pickler]

I went in a fishing trip recently.. I towed the new boat through a 5 mil stretch of hwy that had repaving full of small rocks. Got so many rock chips on the trailer. Also few under the boat to which kinda sucks . But I notice I’m getting some decent squeal from the trailer on the way back. Notice the rotors have some grooves on them. Should I remove the wheel and calipers to make sure the rocks are out? Or would they natural come out on there own.


don’t want any future damage and I’m not any expert in brakes etc. attached are pics of each rotor. I jacked the trailer up and spun the wheel and it sounds like something is stuck in there for sure. Lmk what my best option is.

Thanks!

[Ditch Pickler]

I reposted this on the trailer thread. Might make more sense there! Please delete Mods if needed!

[Bass Cat Boats]

Your catching some pretty good grooves in the rotor. We haven’t seen them trap rocks that bad and we would get a look at the pads. It appears the pads may need replacing. As for refacing the rotors, that’s the standard process. You may be able to just do pads if the rotors are not over worn.

[Crappie Bob]

Never seen a rock hard enough to score a rotor like that..

[mactlman]

looks more like worn put pads? no way for a rock to get between pads and rotors

[Ditch Pickler]

Never seen a rock hard enough to score a rotor like that..

it’d a brand new trailer and boat though.

[Ditch Pickler]

looks more like worn put pads? no way for a rock to get between pads and rotors

crazy thing it’s a brand new boat. I only bought it a just over a month ago.

[Ditch Pickler]

Your catching some pretty good grooves in the rotor. We haven’t seen them trap rocks that bad and we would get a look at the pads. It appears the pads may need replacing. As for refacing the rotors, that’s the standard process. You may be able to just do pads if the rotors are not over worn.

I literally just bought the boat from Limit out marine in Washington state. It’s brand new! Would this be a warranty issue?

[WjColdWater]

I literally just bought the boat from Limit out marine in Washington state. It’s brand new! Would this be a warranty issue?

Get it back to the dealer. Let them evaluate and repair that’s a important safety system!

[mactlman]

it’d a brand new trailer and boat though.

something is wrong then? looks like a rotor with years of use on them

[Ditch Pickler]

Get it back to the dealer. Let them evaluate and repair that’s a important safety system!

I talked to the dealer and I’m towing it back in today! It’s a warranty issue for sure!

[Ditch Pickler]

something is wrong then? looks like a rotor with years of use on them

exactly!

[Bass Cat Boats]

Dexter warranty will need to see those rotors.

[Ditch Pickler]

Update - So I took the trailer and boat into the dealer I purchased it from. The issue was the caliper bolts were loose and the calipers were moving. They were so loose that one bolt was able to turn just by finger strength. The bolts did not have loctite/thread lock. Anyways now I got new rotors,Pads and freshly packed bearings!

[mactlman]

Update - So I took the trailer and boat into the dealer I purchased it from. The issue was the caliper bolts were loose and the calipers were moving. They were so loose that one bolt was able to turn just by finger strength. The bolts did not have loctite/thread lock. Anyways now I got new rotors,Pads and freshly packed bearings!

new boat? warranty issues ?


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[bgibson]

Update - So I took the trailer and boat into the dealer I purchased it from. The issue was the caliper bolts were loose and the calipers were moving. They were so loose that one bolt was able to turn just by finger strength. The bolts did not have loctite/thread lock. Anyways now I got new rotors,Pads and freshly packed bearings!

I knew it wasn't rocks!