Replacing Brake Caliper
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Replacing Brake Caliper
well i found out why my brake light in dash has been coming on there is a brake fluid leak (bad left front caliper) so i am going to be rplacing my caliper tomorrow probably i have a haynes manual and an uncle who knows EVERYTHING so it will be a piece of cake but is there anything i should look out for and how can i tell if i have 4 wheel abs or rear wheel abs my truck is in my sig. thanks guys in advance
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I can also just lift it upt hough, it will only take a second to change.
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I'm not sure why no one has mentioned this unless you already know. You shouldn't replace just one caliper, the same as replacing one set of brakes, one wiper blade, one o2 sensor . . . there is a likely chance your brakes will be uneven or hard to control with one new caliper, I'm not sure if it would be worse with ABS.
I don't know how to plug and bleed lines on a 4WABS Ranger, for my RWABS, I just held the open end of the brake line fitting as high was possible to avoid fluid draining out and air rising, a simple bleed was all that was nessesary. I can't help with anything besides the "don't replace just one" advice, good luck man.
I don't know how to plug and bleed lines on a 4WABS Ranger, for my RWABS, I just held the open end of the brake line fitting as high was possible to avoid fluid draining out and air rising, a simple bleed was all that was nessesary. I can't help with anything besides the "don't replace just one" advice, good luck man.
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Well, I don't know about you, but for me, most aftermarket or re manufactured parts tend to fail WAY easier and faster than OEM. I"ll take my chances with OEM.
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just a little tip when changing a brake caliper or replacing a line, use a piece of wood or a long extension to just slight depress the brake pedal( put it between the pedal and the forward edge of your seat). This will shut off the flow of brake fluid to the line or caliper.
We use this trick at work daily to avoid the never ending drip of brake fluid when servicing a line or cliper/wheel cylinder, works great!
Just depress the pedal far enough to set your brakes lights, then do the change and bleed.(If your going to awhile doing the job I might sugest pulling the brake light fuse. We've had to boost a few after the younger techs spend all day doing brake lines)
Rick
We use this trick at work daily to avoid the never ending drip of brake fluid when servicing a line or cliper/wheel cylinder, works great!
Just depress the pedal far enough to set your brakes lights, then do the change and bleed.(If your going to awhile doing the job I might sugest pulling the brake light fuse. We've had to boost a few after the younger techs spend all day doing brake lines)
Rick
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