You will need to install them yourself. Edmunds.com has a wonderful how-to on brake pad repair, and it will only cost you about $20. Go to town. You'll have them fixed very efficiently.
Semi trucks often use compression brakes. When activated compression brakes open valves in the engine, slowing down the engine and bringing the truck to a stop. Non-semi trucks use disc brakes to stop. A common type of brake system used in big trucks is the air operated "S" cam.
On the contrary ..... these trucks have brakes that tend to last forever. www.trailvoy.com for all the answers about these GMT360 platform trucks.
A repair shop can release a car with bad brakes if they were not asked to repair the brakes or the customer refused service. It is then the responsibility of the customer to have them repaired.
No
If they have foundation (drum) brakes, yes. If they have discs, no.
There are some mechanics that do know how to repair car brakes. If you wanted to find out who repair car brakes, you can ask around in the neighborhood or ask a family or a friend.
Yes, there are light duty and medium duty garbage trucks.
Their trucks with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating in excess of 26,000 lbs. do.
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IF YOU SERIOUSLY HAVE TO ASK THAT QUESTION, YOU SHOULD NOT BE TOUCHING THE BRAKES !!! TAKE IT TO A REPAIR FACILITY THAT SPECIALIZES IN BRAKE REPAIR !
Lifted trucks are typically heavier than stock trucks, so it takes more braking power to slow them down, causing the brakes to wear faster. If you braker sooner and less drastically you can help the brakes last longer - and that goes for any car or truck.
A repair manual for the 1998 Buick Park Avenue would have a brakes repair diagram. A popular book is the Haynes Repair Manual.