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...and the left front brake locked up. Melted the hubcap. Just dropped it off at the brake shop.
WTF? Dang thing is only 18 years old. And it’s the first unscheduled maintenance event it ever had. I thought Ford p’up trucks were reliable.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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Happened to me once too on my 93.
Still drive it almost daily.
I am MAGA.
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Appears that your left front caliper locked up. If so replace the right side caliper too.
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Expect both will be replaced.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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Dan,
Morning.
They don't make them like they used to.
Hell back in 19 & 67 trucks was twice as good
You should get the brake shop to bleed the whole system, push out the old fluid. Old is fluid is hydrascoppa? something?
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The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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...and the left front brake locked up. Melted the hubcap. Just dropped it off at the brake shop.
WTF? Dang thing is only 18 years old. And it’s the first unscheduled maintenance event it ever had. I thought Ford p’up trucks were reliable. Exactly how did it happen? Did you apply the brakes, and it failed to fully release? Just curious. And I agree with the fluid flush.
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Yes the moisture in the fluid corrodes the piston in the caliper, that corrosion finally grabs and sticks the piston locking the pad to the rotor.
PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!!
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The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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My buddies wife had it happen to both rear calipers in a matter of months. It was a newer Jeep, so we were not surprised.
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My buddies wife had it happen to both rear calipers in a matter of months. It was a newer Jeep, so we were not surprised. But Jeep is a Chrysler product >> how can that be ??  ??
PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!!
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The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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Expect both will be replaced. I always replace the rubber hoses as well (they rot inside and chunks make calipers lock up). I learned this the hard/cheapskate way. Fresh brake fluid also... typically.
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Pry the caliper back until the wheel frees up and the beat the brake tubing flat on the axle tube, good to go with three wheel brakes. 3 wheel brakes are still overkill fer somebody who claims to live in a swamp.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
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Well, just picked it up and came home. It’s good for another 18 years!
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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Put a Ford axle in my jeep a few years back. One of the calipers locked up too and I replaced it and the other one. I still like it more than the little dana axle it replaced.
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