How? Stuff breaks...its very technical....
Rascal
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From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
david.clement@verizon.net
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 5:19 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: RE: DML: Still have broken brakes - need advice!
How can the caliper pins touch the rotors (providing you are using the
correct
parts)? They thread into the mounting holes on the spindle and do not
protrude
through the casting. You would have a much bigger problem than a scraping
noise
if the rotor got anywhere near the ears on the spindle.
Dave Clement
99 SLT+ CC 4x4
In article <000a01c549b8$410a2080$7900a8c0@highland>, barnesrv@comcast.net
("Rick Barnes") writes:
>
>
> You are right Tom, they are "designed" to stop, but they will finally make
> contact with a rotor under some circumstances. I sure have seen it
happen.
> Could also be a very bad wheel bearing.
>
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Terrible Tom
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 12:01 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Still have broken brakes - need advice!
>
>
> Rick Barnes wrote:
> > Grinding in the front? Are your caliper pins dragging on your rotor?
> >
> > Rascal
> >
>
> > On Sat, April 23, 2005 12:54 am, TerribleTom said:
> >
> >>I bled it out according to
> >>the instructions. I was going to do it with the two bleeder hoses but
> >>decided the company knew what they were talking about so I tried it with
> >>just the solid plugs.
> >
> >
> > I think you just identified your own problem. I vote for throwing out
the
> > destructions and just going with what you know. They print those things
> > up for people like me who are inept at working on vehicles, because they
> > know I'm going to get fed up anyway and end up taking it to someone who
> > knows what they're doing (like you, or Jon, or the dealership).
> >
>
> Hmm - Don't see how that could be the problem. The caliper pins are
> designed to stop at a certain depth and not go in any further. As I am
> yet to dive into trying to fix the grinding problem - I'm not ruling
> anything out yet. But I have a nagging feeling it is something major...
>
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