"Brian" <hskr@cox.net> wrote:
> Definitely replace both calipers, and you may want to think about replacing
> the brake lines as well. If the caliper got that hot then you can be sure
> that the brake lines got pretty toasty as well and they are just rubber.
Not trying to be argumentative or anything, :-) but if one caliper
locks up, I can't think of a reason why you would need to replace the
one on the other side. The only thing I can think of is perhaps you
are looking at it from the perspective that if one side locks up, the
other might do the same in the near future, due to some sort of design
or end-of-life issue? If so, I guess that's a judgement call each
person has to make. However, since disc brakes are independently self
adjusting, a problem on one side should not affect the other, so
personally, I wouldn't bother. (In fact, I had a sticking caliper on
my '90 Dakota a few years back. Swapped a reman caliper in on that
side, didn't even pull the wheel on the other side, and its been great
ever since.)
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