Lil' Help Identifying this caliper please!
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Lil' Help Identifying this caliper please!
My drivers side front disc brake froze up on me..... Not screeching to halt locked... but to the point it pulled harder and harder then got hot and I knew something was up.
Im assuming my caliper is shot as its 120,000 mile 1979 F250 and the pads also look near death.
Does that description of symptoms sound like a bad caliper? And if so I looked up to order and got a bit confused as I saw three different ones offered.
Im including a couple photos and hoped someone could point me in the right direction and/or if it sounds like it could be another issue.
Part number would be awesome or different diagnosis... Drove it 8 miles home and other brakes worked so Im hoping its not the MC.
Thanks again.
Schaan
Im assuming my caliper is shot as its 120,000 mile 1979 F250 and the pads also look near death.
Does that description of symptoms sound like a bad caliper? And if so I looked up to order and got a bit confused as I saw three different ones offered.
Im including a couple photos and hoped someone could point me in the right direction and/or if it sounds like it could be another issue.
Part number would be awesome or different diagnosis... Drove it 8 miles home and other brakes worked so Im hoping its not the MC.
Thanks again.
Schaan
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Cant help you with part numbers but sounds like it could possibly be bad, the pistons could be galling and sticking but that rotor looks pretty grooved up as well, hard to tell if it can be turned or not from the pic but I doubt it. If you replace that caliper you probably should do the other side as well. FYI a reconditioned MC for my '76 was like $16. Oh and be safe and get a jackstand under her before you go to work 
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Standard duel piston caliper, no trick on getting one ordered, you using local parts store or Rock Auto? below is there info...
A-1 CARDONE Part # 18B4224 Reman. Caliper w/Installation Hardware & Bracket
with Metal Piston; Supplied with Mounting Bracket; with Dual Piston Caliper; Front Left
$32.99 $10.00 $42.99
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A-1 CARDONE Part # 18B4223 Reman. Caliper w/Installation Hardware & Bracket
with Metal Piston; Supplied with Mounting Bracket; with Dual Piston Caliper; Front Right
$32.99 $10.00 $42.99
Or Raybestos brand pt # RAYBESTOS Part # FRC7008 , RAYBESTOS Part # FRC7007
Yes replace both and looks like new rotor time too.....
fordrealdrive you talking about the bent up shoe retainer spring?
And for the for your own safety, get a real jack and ditch the scissors jack.
A-1 CARDONE Part # 18B4224 Reman. Caliper w/Installation Hardware & Bracket
with Metal Piston; Supplied with Mounting Bracket; with Dual Piston Caliper; Front Left
$32.99 $10.00 $42.99
Add Part
A-1 CARDONE Part # 18B4223 Reman. Caliper w/Installation Hardware & Bracket
with Metal Piston; Supplied with Mounting Bracket; with Dual Piston Caliper; Front Right
$32.99 $10.00 $42.99
Or Raybestos brand pt # RAYBESTOS Part # FRC7008 , RAYBESTOS Part # FRC7007
Yes replace both and looks like new rotor time too.....
fordrealdrive you talking about the bent up shoe retainer spring?
And for the for your own safety, get a real jack and ditch the scissors jack.
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D44 will have ball joints, but in the 1st pic I see a radious arm and a coil spring bucket indicating 1/2 ton and or a 2wd. And I see more than 5 lug bolts.....
I do not think we are talking about his avatar pic?
I do not think we are talking about his avatar pic?
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If it was a D44 you'd see a axle shaft and axle joint
Its clearly an 8-lug 2wd but if it was a 79 as stated it would have kingpins....kinda hard to provide help and part#'s with misinformation.
Oh well...just wanted to see if anyone else saw what I was seeing.
Its clearly an 8-lug 2wd but if it was a 79 as stated it would have kingpins....kinda hard to provide help and part#'s with misinformation.
Oh well...just wanted to see if anyone else saw what I was seeing.
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Hmm, thats odd. Must be pix of the '89 in his avatar. No wonder there was confusion at the parts counter
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Thanks AGAIN.... I got to many vehicles.... thanks for noticing the year difference..... I really do know better.. )
and Ive got a Highlift on the front bumper. Used a 3 1/2 Ton floor jack to lift it. scissor jack was just extra to stabilize as my jackstands are tied up on other duty.. But I do appreciate the concern, id say the same thing.
Ill do both, and post when I get the results..
thanks all !!
and Ive got a Highlift on the front bumper. Used a 3 1/2 Ton floor jack to lift it. scissor jack was just extra to stabilize as my jackstands are tied up on other duty.. But I do appreciate the concern, id say the same thing.
Ill do both, and post when I get the results..
thanks all !!
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calipers are the same on the 8 lug 44 and the d60, if anyone cares. Does sound like a caliper, but probably just hanging up. They are still a sliding design. I bet if you tore it down, bled out the old (probably brown) fluid, soaked the slides in pb blaster and cleaned them up with a wire brush, then greased them good when you put it back together it'd be fine. but with old calipers, sometimes its worth the relatively low cost new calipers when you consider the labor to pull it all apart anyway. Definitely do them as a pair.
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I will do that, and makes sense I was having issues identifying and ordering parts when I forgot what year the dang thing was...
Suppose tearing it down will make it easy enough to figure out then... huh?
thanks again.
Suppose tearing it down will make it easy enough to figure out then... huh?
thanks again.
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Opening the drivers door and getting the year off the tag right above the door striker and going to a parts store and getting 2 new calipers is the fastest way IMO.
They are cheap and take your old ones for core exchanges.
They are cheap and take your old ones for core exchanges.
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Oh its an 89 all right, Im just an idiot ( at that moment)
Got the old one off and its toast and the passenger side isnt much better.
And a couple new calipers would be best.... I really just spaced the year of my truck.
Dont even own anything in the ''70's anymore..
Got the old one off and its toast and the passenger side isnt much better.
And a couple new calipers would be best.... I really just spaced the year of my truck.
Dont even own anything in the ''70's anymore..
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Well welcome to the 73-79 Ford truck forum anyway, sounds like you got it figured out.
You might ck in with the 1987-1996 forum guys, for any special tips and tricks when it comes to installing and bleeding them newer rigs with anti-lock brakes....
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
You might ck in with the 1987-1996 forum guys, for any special tips and tricks when it comes to installing and bleeding them newer rigs with anti-lock brakes....
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums