03Explo20
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- Jonestown, Pa.
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2003 Explorer XLT
Ok, so I attempted to change out my brake fluid this morning and ran into a bit of trouble. Isn't it funny how no matter how much you study up on things, watch videos of procedures, that nothing ever goes as smoothly as in the videos!
I started on the passenger side rear caliper and found that it has a nice little rubber bushing over the bleeder valve protecting it from corrosion. That opened nicely and I was able to bleed through that caliper until clear fluid ran.
The drivers side rear and passenger side front, however, did not have these bushings so they were rusted something fierce. I hit them with the PB and gave it a shot with a regular box wrench. STRIPPED 'em both! I didn't even bother with the drivers front!
I guess I learned the hard way to use flare wrenches for this job as the metal is so soft.
Just wondering if its at all possible to get these rusted in, stripped, bleeders off the calipers now and replaced with new bleeders or is the entire caliper going to need replaced?
I started on the passenger side rear caliper and found that it has a nice little rubber bushing over the bleeder valve protecting it from corrosion. That opened nicely and I was able to bleed through that caliper until clear fluid ran.
The drivers side rear and passenger side front, however, did not have these bushings so they were rusted something fierce. I hit them with the PB and gave it a shot with a regular box wrench. STRIPPED 'em both! I didn't even bother with the drivers front!
I guess I learned the hard way to use flare wrenches for this job as the metal is so soft.
Just wondering if its at all possible to get these rusted in, stripped, bleeders off the calipers now and replaced with new bleeders or is the entire caliper going to need replaced?
