So what are the risks? I admit I'm being a bit cheap but I just replaced
the rear brakes on the car too and it's Christmas, and there's another
mouth to feed and I had replace the furnace oil tank and and and the
list goes on :-( Plus it's a lot of work and it's cold out now.
(Whining=on).
The calipers on the Dakota are monsters. I wouldn't think you could
break them. You should have seen the tiny delicate little guys on the
car. If size matters the car is an evolutionary dead-end :-)
Rob S.
Rick Barnes wrote:
> Oh hell yes, replace both of those.
>
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of KenCo
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 1:58 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Should I replace the caliper?
>
>
> Rob S wrote:
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>>After 110,000km I finally swapped out the front rotors and pads. The
>>old ones where in pretty bad shape to say the least.
>>
>>When I got the passenger caliper off, a chunk of the piston fell
>>out. A little piece, about 1/2" wide by 1/4" and about 1/8" thick.
>>Pictures here:
>>
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> http://home.primus.ca/~rschultz/Dakota/Dakota%20Brake%20Caliper%20-%20Damage
> .jpg
>
>>
>>Does this caliper need to be replaced? The missing chuck goes right back
>>to the groove where the boot seats.
>>
>>On the drivers side I had a 'Whoops' moment when I was cleaning away
>>some of the rust and tore the boot. I applied some sealant so I don't
>>think that's much of a problem.
>>
>>Rob S.
>>
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> there deff. overheated, you can tell by the color, they should
> be shiny chrome color. I would replace both of them.
>
>
> sealant??? thats an area where temps. can go over 500F.
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