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My excitement for the day…
So this was a first. All of a sudden a grinding and grabbing/clunking in the front right wheel. Immediately I was trying to think what it could be.. as it hadn’t been all that long since I changed the brake pads…. Did the pad break or come loose.. was the caliper sticking…. Something else in the suspension entirely?… broken hub.. bad wheel bearing? It was Grinding and sticking when forward…. Just fine in reverse. When I got out and looked at the rim I noticed something had ground a groove in the wheel. I climbed under and saw one of the caliper mounting bolts had fallen off.. so when going forward and stepping on brake the caliper would shoot forward and drag on the rim. Reverse it seated properly. Hardest part of the repair was finding a store that had the bolts in stock. On a hunch I slid the truck in reverse a few feet before attempting the repair which seated the caliper perfectly and the bolt slides right in and tightened perfectly. Didn’t even have to wash any grease off my hands.
Just a camo Dolphins cap for the repair. Couldn’t bring myself to do this job @Short Balding Guy style. Sometimes there is the right hat for the job. This one was good here
Bolt replaced… you can see the groove that the caliper carved into the wheel.
Enjoyed the afternoon in my Royal De Luxe Stetson
So this was a first. All of a sudden a grinding and grabbing/clunking in the front right wheel. Immediately I was trying to think what it could be.. as it hadn’t been all that long since I changed the brake pads…. Did the pad break or come loose.. was the caliper sticking…. Something else in the suspension entirely?… broken hub.. bad wheel bearing? It was Grinding and sticking when forward…. Just fine in reverse. When I got out and looked at the rim I noticed something had ground a groove in the wheel. I climbed under and saw one of the caliper mounting bolts had fallen off.. so when going forward and stepping on brake the caliper would shoot forward and drag on the rim. Reverse it seated properly. Hardest part of the repair was finding a store that had the bolts in stock. On a hunch I slid the truck in reverse a few feet before attempting the repair which seated the caliper perfectly and the bolt slides right in and tightened perfectly. Didn’t even have to wash any grease off my hands.
Just a camo Dolphins cap for the repair. Couldn’t bring myself to do this job @Short Balding Guy style. Sometimes there is the right hat for the job. This one was good here
Bolt replaced… you can see the groove that the caliper carved into the wheel.
Enjoyed the afternoon in my Royal De Luxe Stetson
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