tojan19
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- August 28, 2003
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- Smithfield VA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 06 EB
Last week I did the front brakes on 06 V8 4x4. The brakes were getting spongy and I figured that it just needed a bleed since the fluid was still original at 150k. My bad. Well it turned out that one of the pins on the drivers side was completely siezed so only the passenger side was working. I was surprised because the steering wasn't pulling at all.
So new fluid, pads, rotors, and slide pins. I cleaned out the brackets well and lubed the new pins with high temp grease. I had no problem pushing back in the pistons on the drivers side but the passenger side was a *****, especially one of the two pistons. I just use a big C Clamp and one of the old pads to get the pistons pushed back in. Brakes are working a lot better but a few times when letting off the pedal I've heard a groaning and I'm wondering if that caliper is hanging up a bit.
Think I should just change out that caliper or both? What calipers have you used. I don't want to get ones with phenolic pistons.
So new fluid, pads, rotors, and slide pins. I cleaned out the brackets well and lubed the new pins with high temp grease. I had no problem pushing back in the pistons on the drivers side but the passenger side was a *****, especially one of the two pistons. I just use a big C Clamp and one of the old pads to get the pistons pushed back in. Brakes are working a lot better but a few times when letting off the pedal I've heard a groaning and I'm wondering if that caliper is hanging up a bit.
Think I should just change out that caliper or both? What calipers have you used. I don't want to get ones with phenolic pistons.