capiller messed up

[Blue Steel]

hey i've got a nice grinding sound from my front left wheel. i've replaced pads and rotors on all 4 wheels, and the front left capillar seems to be siezed up because it's a constant grinding coming from it. is there any way to fix it besides replacing the whole capillar? also, if i have to replace the capillar, you just have to drain the brake fluid, unbolt it, bolt the new one back on, put brake fluid back in and bleed them. is that it? thanks everyone!

 

[Jason_25]

Yeah that sounds about right. But check your caliper slide pins first and make sure they are greased. If they are dry and/or dirty it will mess your brakes up. The pads "float" on these and they have to be lubed.

 

[410Fortune]

I dont think a 97 has slide pins.........

Just check to see that everything got put back together right....calipers are cheap. And yes thats it, you unbolt the old one, use a line wrench to get the line off, put the line on the new caliper as quick as possible, then bleed.........if you only do one caliper you only have to bleed that one, unless you let the brake fluid level in the resevoir get too low.......

 

[Robert]

The '97 does have slide pins (I've lubricated mine countless times). The bolt in the picture is also the slide pin. Remove the bolt and clean it off with brake cleaner. Clean out the hole that it goes in to with a Q-tip and brake cleaner. Finally smear caliper slide pin lube all over the smooth part of the bolt and put a dab in the hole.

 

[mrboyle]

You NEVER want to replace only one caliper. You should always replace them in pairs (both front or both rear). I repair brakes for a living and can tell you that 90% of the time replacing one caliper will either create a brake pull or cause the other caliper to fail.

 

[dogfriend]

Originally posted by mrboyle
You NEVER want to replace only one caliper. You should always replace them in pairs (both front or both rear). I repair brakes for a living and can tell you that 90% of the time replacing one caliper will either create a brake pull or cause the other caliper to fail.

I agree that you should replace the calipers in pairs, but I don't see how replacing the caliper on one side would cause the caliper on the other side to fail. I think that it is much more likely that if one caliper is failing, then the one on the other side is in a similar condition and will fail shortly thereafter.

 

[dogfriend]

Originally posted by 410Fortune
I dont think a 97 has slide pins.........

They do have slide pins, just a different design than the early Explorers (and Ranger/Bronco II). I think the new design is better and easier to work on than the eariler design.

 

[Blaine122300]

Originally posted by dogfriend
They do have slide pins, just a different design than the early Explorers (and Ranger/Bronco II). I think the new design is better and easier to work on than the eariler design.

I agree. trying to pinch and pound those pins out are a PITA.

 

[Mbrooks420]

I agree. trying to pinch and pound those pins out are a PITA.

Are those the kind my 96 has? I should grease mine they prob. need it. It'd be nice if it were the kind Robert posted a pic of. Thanx for the pic by the way. Makes everthing so much easier,

 

[Blaine122300]

The pin type only went up to '94. After that they have the bolts. Either way, you must grease them for them to work properly.

Andy