Recent Content by birddogdave

hey folken, I have an 01 2500 auto with 4. 10 gears and 315 tires, 82200 miles, run it empty most of the time unless I am hunting... :cool: My question - I was reading a thread where the guy said "I made my Dad replace his fuel pump at 80,000 miles... " Well, my VP44 has been running...

thanks guys, I got remanufactured calipers put on today. I am surprised with all of this, I basically did no brake maintenance for 5 plus years and everything worked fine... Only after they replaced the original pads did all the fun start. I had 70k miles on the truck when I had them replace the...

I used to have a bike cable lock on my spare. A couple of winters with the chemicals on the roads, and I found I could no longer put the key into the lock! I had to cut it off... which made trying to replace my flat while it was raining kind of a pain, since the bolt cutters were at home...

My mechanic said it regulated the pressure left and right on the front brakes. I have gone blank on the name, and the $700 may be installed price. CRS syndrome kicking in early... .

Is there a known 'sticky pin' issue on Gen 2 trucks? how much are the boots? :confused:

thanks for the hose idea, that's a great one. I had debated putting braided brake lines on the truck, I put them on my jeep and got twice the braking power... I have a hard time believing that the calipers are the culprit, since both seem to be sticking. My mechanic noticed that they would...

how often do you change all this brake stuff?

I have an '01 24v and I just took it in because the inside left pad was metal to metal. I just had the pads changed 12000 miles ago, yet the original factory pads lasted almost 70k miles. My shop diagnosed the problem as both front calipers are not releasing. This explains why my brakes look...

I have an '01 24v and I just took it in because the inside left pad was metal to metal. I just had the pads changed 12000 miles ago, yet the original factory pads lasted almost 70k miles. My shop diagnosed the problem as both front calipers are not releasing. This explains why my brakes look...