Brake Inspections and Warnings

[bulldog_mack13]

just added a touch of fluid yesterday, enjoy the Dot 5 price boys

 

[Recovry4x4]

DOT 5 surplus is about $30 a gallon.

 

[littlebob]

Glad this popped back up. I've seen this thread before and thats the reason I I'm taking each wheel off and checking before I put mine on the road. Both of my front knuckle boots were shot and I ordered all the seal kit from OD Iron for the font axle. I had already purchased anew M?C and rebuilt airpak. As I go through each axle I want to make sure every brake part is ready to go. I'm just starting to work on the first wheel when I find a hose that looks bad.
So little money, so little time.
littlebob

 

[Wolf.Dose]

If you use DOT 5 silicone brake fluid you have to disassemble the brake system completly and wash everything in pure alcohol. Reassembe and use for example ATE breake grease blue or equivalent. Else to ouer experience the rubber parts will not survive long and fall leaky.
Wolf

 

[littlebob]

I got to my back brakes on mine and it has the old style retainers.
what holds the old style retainers to the backing plates? It feels, looks like a big rivit.

littlebob

 

[Recovry4x4]

Exactly, its peened in there. ODI has the kit at a great price. What I did was put a tight fitting deep socket over the stuff looking deal and worked it back and forth a bit and the pop right off there.

 

[littlebob]

Thanks, that was the kinda thing I was thinking about but rather ask than cause more problems. My Front already had the newer retainers and I bought the complete kit for the front from ODIron and only need two more for the last axle.

littlebob