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Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Wheatland, Mo
I wound up replacing all 4 calipers, pads and rotors about a year nad a half ago. I had just unload some hay and was backing the trailer up and it felt like I was pressing the brake. Couldn't back up but when I went forward it make a bad scraping sound. Luckily I was at home when it happened. Rear pad had apparently broken sometime and the half that was still left eventually got wedged in there.... The pistons were toast. So instead of just replacing the one, I replaced all to keep it safe.
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Cargo Master
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Louisiana
I can't tell you what brand they are but the cause was definatley a stuck slide pin! And it was only one pin froze. I bought the new calipers and they came with the brackets with the new slide pins. They were like $90 a piece. Plus I bought new seals and e brake pads, total came out to $245!
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Joined: May 2004
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From: Upstate NY
I would agree. My neighbor has a '00 7.3 and his rear slid pins have froze on him as well. I know this last time he replaced the bracket and caliper.
May have to find the grease that Bill (indyF-350psd) uses and give it a try. Or if dielectric is the way to go.
Since I should take the front and rear brakes apart in the near future anyway. To clean the salt and sand from them and re-grease them.
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Cargo Master
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Louisiana
Ignore the ignorance! I forget alot of
You deal with the salted roads! The only way I'm gonna get salt on my truck is at the beach and the beaches around here ain't worth the drive!!
You deal with the salted roads! The only way I'm gonna get salt on my truck is at the beach and the beaches around here ain't worth the drive!!
you can't fix stupid!
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I would agree. My neighbor has a '00 7.3 and his rear slid pins have froze on him as well. I know this last time he replaced the bracket and caliper.
May have to find the grease that Bill (indyF-350psd) uses and give it a try. Or if dielectric is the way to go.
Since I should take the front and rear brakes apart in the near future anyway. To clean the salt and sand from them and re-grease them.
May have to find the grease that Bill (indyF-350psd) uses and give it a try. Or if dielectric is the way to go.
Since I should take the front and rear brakes apart in the near future anyway. To clean the salt and sand from them and re-grease them.
just took this of bel-ray's website about this grease: A fibrous waterproof grease, providing excellent protection from dirt and salt water by resisting water and sealing out contaminants. Useful temperature range -18°C to 149°C (0°F to 300°F).
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Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Independence, Ky
I guess the brand of pads could be an issue, but wouldn't the caliper failures in these situations indicate a caliper issue? I'm just asking , I don't know. My truck had 192,550 miles on it when the problem occured. Is is possible that after that many miles the caliper just gave out, or are you supposed to get alot more miles out of them ?
More Turbo
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Lake Charles, LA
Which is better (or worse)? I changed my rotors and calipers out about 6 weeks after driving thru the storm surge of Ike. Except instead of dropping a pad, mine locked up completely while on the way home from work. The last two miles felts like i was pushing the empire state building. Heat build up you say? oh yea. thought she was gonna go up in a ball of flames right there. Hit it with water hose and it steamed for a good 10 mins. Then i had a trip to parts store for all new hardware. I guess mine was kinda self induced though for driving thru the storm surge (saltwater without the beach).
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Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Lancaster, Pa.
Glad you got it before it spit out or got hung up like Rick said, could have cost a helava lot more. I got a slight rrrrrrr sound from the right rear area, almost positive its a caliper hung up from a slide pin malfuntion, we'll see tomorrow. Been tracing this noise for some time now.
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Cargo Master
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Louisiana
Wow!! I just picked up the bearings, $150! I didn't see that coming. $64 for the park brake pads, $35 for seals. Shoot me now. I'm glad I had already bought the pads and rotors. And to think I'm going buy front rotors and pads tomorrow! That $500 a month truck note is starting to look not so bad.
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From: Norco,CA
Wow!! I just picked up the bearings, $150! I didn't see that coming. $64 for the park brake pads, $35 for seals. Shoot me now. I'm glad I had already bought the pads and rotors. And to think I'm going buy front rotors and pads tomorrow! That $500 a month truck note is starting to look not so bad.