FRONT BRAKE DRIVERS SIDE OUCH OUCH OUCH
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FRONT BRAKE DRIVERS SIDE OUCH OUCH OUCH
Anybody want to tell me what caused this?
Anybody want to tell me if the caliper can be repaired?
Anybody want to tell me if the rotor can be turned? Inner surface is perfect.
just trying to decide if I want to do it or take it to a pro. Thank you fpor your help.
Anybody want to tell me if the caliper can be repaired?
Anybody want to tell me if the rotor can be turned? Inner surface is perfect.
just trying to decide if I want to do it or take it to a pro. Thank you fpor your help.
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I am no mechanic but my guesses.....
Good luck
Anybody want to tell me what caused this?
Prob a stuck caliper
Anybody want to tell me if the caliper can be repaired?
Maybe but they are pretty cheap and I would throw a new one on
Anybody want to tell me if the rotor can be turned? Inner surface is perfect.
Looks like there is still lots of meat to turn but you will have to measure it
just trying to decide if I want to do it or take it to a pro. Thank you fpor your help.
Prob a stuck caliper
Anybody want to tell me if the caliper can be repaired?
Maybe but they are pretty cheap and I would throw a new one on
Anybody want to tell me if the rotor can be turned? Inner surface is perfect.
Looks like there is still lots of meat to turn but you will have to measure it
just trying to decide if I want to do it or take it to a pro. Thank you fpor your help.
Hotshot
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Pads come in pairs. I agree on doing both sides. That way you have a good baseline for the front. The brake system should also be flushed every two years since brake fluid is hygroscopic and attracts moisture out of the air.
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I have never flushed a brake system on a vehicle with a good brake hydraulic system. Not sure where you are getting the info about flushing a brake system. There is not a scheduled maintenance in the 2015 Super Duty owner's manual nor in the 2015 Ford Workshop DVD.
Unless the brake hydraulic system compromised, there should not be a need to do any type of flush.
Unless the brake hydraulic system compromised, there should not be a need to do any type of flush.
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i agree with the brake fluid being flushed, but not every 2 years. never have i flushed brake fluid, and also no sure how it attracts moisture from the air when its a sealed system??? My best guess how this happened was somethings looks to like it was caught between the wheel and the rotor creating heat and seazing the slide pins. but the boots on the caliper are torn probably from the rock or cat stuck in there. Its a dually, so id put 
oem parts back on if your hauling heavy, not that big box store parts are bad just MHO
oem parts back on if your hauling heavy, not that big box store parts are bad just MHO
Hotshot
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From: Middle Tn.
I have never flushed a brake system on a vehicle with a good brake hydraulic system. Not sure where you are getting the info about flushing a brake system. There is not a scheduled maintenance in the 2015 Super Duty owner's manual nor in the 2015 Ford Workshop DVD.
Unless the brake hydraulic system compromised, there should not be a need to do any type of flush.
Unless the brake hydraulic system compromised, there should not be a need to do any type of flush.
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More Turbo
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Don't know about changing the brake fluid that often but, one thing you can do is after a winter is clean those sliders grease them and check those little boots most times the brake caliper hangs causing the damage. I would check all Calpers especially the back learned that the hard way . On an interesting side note on my 2009 when I replace the calipers it was actually cheaper to buy the Ford official then the Napa go figure don't know if that's true anymore that was a few years ago but worth checking into.
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Hawkerpilot05
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I agree with the greasing of the slider pins. I never had a brake caliper freeze up on me until I bought a Super Duty. It happened twice on my 2005 F250 but I live up in MN with alot of salt. I now grease them once a year. Also. I agree with the brake fluid flush but do it about every 5 years.
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Im with everybody, 2 calipers 2 rotors and new pads, reman calipers should have new sliders and a nice clean bracket. Also check the wire to the abs sensor when you get the rotor off, that brake got hot and may have cooked the wire.
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Mike, I had a 1996 F350 and drove the truck for 15 years before selling it. The brake fluid was never flushed nor did it turn brown. It was the same honey color when I sold it as a new can of DOT 3 brake fluid. You can flush yours. In 50 years of working on mine other others vehicles, I have never nor heard any other mechanics flushing the brake fluid.
You go for it if that is your choice. I think many on the forums, this one and others, love to spend other peoples money for them with useless info.
You go for it if that is your choice. I think many on the forums, this one and others, love to spend other peoples money for them with useless info.
Cargo Master
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Some car companies specify brake flush and some don't. IMO, it only matters if you're going to keep your car/truck for a while...over 10 years. I do it every 4 years because I don't like seeing black flakes in my reservoir knowing it feeds a $1000plus ABS unit which helps me stop. Hydroboost gets flushed at the same time, and hoses get changed at 15 years...makes a noticeable change in brake response.
Hotshot
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Mike, I had a 1996 F350 and drove the truck for 15 years before selling it. The brake fluid was never flushed nor did it turn brown. It was the same honey color when I sold it as a new can of DOT 3 brake fluid. You can flush yours. In 50 years of working on mine other others vehicles, I have never nor heard any other mechanics flushing the brake fluid.
You go for it if that is your choice. I think many on the forums, this one and others, love to spend other peoples money for them with useless info.
You go for it if that is your choice. I think many on the forums, this one and others, love to spend other peoples money for them with useless info.
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Caliper is toast, so he is at least going to get a front flush anyway. Ive got 24 F450 duallys in a fleet. All of em play in the mud, and calipers get replaced almost every time with new brakes. That's my version of a brake flush. Too many times before, I have had them come back 2 weeks after new pads and rotors with a caliper leak around a piston. Cheap insurance.
