Front brake lock up AGAIN!
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If the boot is damaged or there is any signs of fluid leakage at all, replace / rebuild the caliper.... period! Brakes aren't anything to mess around with, they need to be done right every time. I clean all of the parts with brake cleaner and then grease all of the contact points with synthetic brake lube. A small wire brush is also handy for knocking off the scale.
Something that I just found recently was a slight leak in one of my rear calipers. I picked up a rebuilt at AutoZone and was surprised that it came with the caliper as well as the whole mounting bracket assembly. I've never seen one come like that before, sure was nice putting in all new clean parts!
Bob
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Were talking about the knuckle.
No listed at RockAuto. Will cont to look else where.
Do I need to replace the Knucle? If the pits are hanging up the pad sounds like it
Any it only occurs and locks up on the left side. 2nd time now.
In the mean time I'm goin to gently and carefully grind on edge of the knuckle where the PITS are to smooth it out and grease like hell.
No listed at RockAuto. Will cont to look else where.
Do I need to replace the Knucle? If the pits are hanging up the pad sounds like it
Any it only occurs and locks up on the left side. 2nd time now.
In the mean time I'm goin to gently and carefully grind on edge of the knuckle where the PITS are to smooth it out and grease like hell.
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Not sure what to tell you about replacing the knuckle, I guess it depends on how bad it is? The bracket I was talking about was for an '03 and it was the rear disc's, but I *thought* there was a similar caliper bracket on the fronts as well? It's been awhile since I looked at the front brakes so I may be mistaken.
I also seem to remember some stainless steel pads that clip in place that the pads slide on. I know that they're like that in the rears. Again, it could be an '03 brake thing.
DrewsDurango98 : You would think that it should affect all wheels, but I can tell you that I chased this on my Mustang for quite awhile with one caliper hanging routinely, even after replacing it twice. Finally replaced all of the fluid and the problem went way.
Bob
I also seem to remember some stainless steel pads that clip in place that the pads slide on. I know that they're like that in the rears. Again, it could be an '03 brake thing.
DrewsDurango98 : You would think that it should affect all wheels, but I can tell you that I chased this on my Mustang for quite awhile with one caliper hanging routinely, even after replacing it twice. Finally replaced all of the fluid and the problem went way.
Bob
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