Front brakes sticking
My Dad's friend was using his truck today, a 91 D350, and the front brakes started sticking. Does anyone have a link for rebuilding the caliber. I searched but didn't find anything. Mine did this a long time ago and I took it to the shop, but his freind said he would do it if he knew how. The truck did sit for a while before he used it.
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most likly easier to just go down to Napa and buy a set of caliper's put em on and forget about em
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More likely the slides are rusted. Pull the calipers off, wire brush the sliding surfaces of the caliper and caliper bracket, apply anti-seize, and re-assemble. Repeat every 6 months for best results.
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Dont use anti-sieze on the sliders i was told it will eat up the rubber.. Use good silicone brake grease, or something synthetic. Anti sieze will actually wash out of there. Once in a year to pull them apart and do a preventitive maintenance on the slide pins will make your brakes last much longer, and keep things trouble free.
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Originally Posted by snowjoker
(Post 2159417)
Dont use anti-sieze on the sliders i was told it will eat up the rubber.. Use good silicone brake grease, or something synthetic. Anti sieze will actually wash out of there. Once in a year to pull them apart and do a preventitive maintenance on the slide pins will make your brakes last much longer, and keep things trouble free.
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Originally Posted by wannadiesel
(Post 2160487)
What rubber? :confused: Our brakes sliders are metal on metal, exposed to the elements - which is why they require regular maintenance.
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Hoses can collapse internally and cause this also!
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I polished one of my caliper/slider surfaces and used hi-temp moly wheel bearing grease, and the problem went away. Now my fronts are wearing evenly.
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