brake caliper spewing fluid
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brake caliper spewing fluid
so after goin to a friends property to test the new suspension on some downed trees, which was fantastic, on the way home the brake pedal felt soft like i was losing pressure in the system somewhere... made it to the house and looked in the driveway and sure enough, passenger rear caliper pours fluid whenever you press the pedal... so i guess new calipers or a rebuild kit will be ordered tomorrow... how hard is it to rebuild a brake caliper? would it be a better idea to just order up new calipers? i'm gonna go a ahead and do both rears while i am at it... any info would be super helpful...
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Last edited by discoxd; 08-15-2011 at 02:53 PM.
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RE: brake caliper spewing fluid
yep... i did that... its leakin out from the inside of the caliper and fluid is just running down the rotor... i guess a seal is shot in there...
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Last edited by discoxd; 08-15-2011 at 02:53 PM.
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RE: brake caliper spewing fluid
so i looked at the rave manual and the brake caliper seems less technical than i thought... so rebuilding it seems like something i can tackle with little issues... so if i buy this http://www.roverparts.com/Parts/STC1279.cfm for both sides, that should be what i need right?
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Last edited by discoxd; 08-15-2011 at 02:53 PM.
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RE: brake caliper spewing fluid
alright update time... so after further investigation it appears that the inner brake pad (closest to the diff) is gone... not really worn down, actually gone... i have no idea how this happened... the little clips are still there but no pad... and the inside of my wheel is covered in a mixture of brake fluid and very fine metal shavings, like silver powder... the rotor is severely grooved and it looks like the brake piston was wearing directly onto the rotor... we had inspected the rear brakes when we put the lift on saturday... i guess while wheeling sunday something happened and now that is where i stand... so i guess new rotors and caliper piston kits are needed...
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Last edited by discoxd; 08-15-2011 at 02:58 PM.
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RE: brake caliper spewing fluid
yep... i am gonna try to just put in a new pad and get it driveable until i can order the new parts... the rotor is shot and i am guessing the piston is too... but if i can get it to stop gushing fluid then i will be ok for a couple days...
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Last edited by discoxd; 08-15-2011 at 02:58 PM.
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RE: brake caliper spewing fluid
how would i go about doin that? i had thought about it but just didnt know how to get it accomplished...
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Last edited by discoxd; 08-15-2011 at 02:59 PM.