2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Bad Rebuild

[Moose Truck]

Hi, Does anyone have a RF Brake Caliper for a 2000 non ABS 4X4? I just put a rebuilt one from Autozone on, and it cracked out a piston on the first brake test after bleeding it. It is now leaking worst than the original, which blew a piston O-ring on Wednesday. Lots of hassle to get this one for naught. Any rate I am working tomorrow and I'll have to see if Autozone in Bridgeport has one. I guess that's it's good to get pratice changing these things Moose

 

[Moose Truck]

Got the Caliper from Auto Zone, Decided that the cause of the caliper failure was the Taper wear of the pad. So, I yank off the other wheel and take out it's pads, then throw the pads in the box, with the Receipt. Then, minivan over to my friendly Dodge dealer . See my Buddy down at the Parts Department, Find out the Lifetime Pad Warrantee only applies to their Techs doing the work. WTF Over!!! Got a break on the replacement pads, :-{} Going to put them in now, Later Moose Oo.

 

[bmoeller]

I ran into the same problem several years ago with rebuilt Wagner wheel cylinders for a Chevy C-60. Had to try 7 different ones. They ALL leaked. Wouldn't been so bad, but the truck had spoked wheels, and the drum is bolted to the inside of the HEAVY cast hub. I was ready to throw stuff before I got done with the truck. Took ALL week to get it working, and my back was killing me. Even the last one leaked, so I swapped parts from the 4 rebuilt wheel cylinders on the bench, SEVERAL times, before I got it to stop leaking. What a HUGE PITA.



OK, I'll stop venting now... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....

 

[DirtyDodge]

Moose, are you in the military? WTF Over? :-laf

 

[Signal73]

He does have a CB in his truck :-laf

 

[Moose Truck]

Mil Spec Moose

Moose is a Crew Chief for a Major Helicopter Manufacture on the East Coast, and spent WAY too much time on all 5 service's bases. That's not counting time spent on foreign countries bases So, I can WTF with the best of them Oo. Moose00