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Ok so my 17 yr old has been driving the m1009 every day, I never get to drive it anymore.
comes to me and tells me the brakes are pulling to one side, I of course get that smile and tell him to pull the truck up to the drive way and lets take the wheels off.
left side, looks fine, except for a dead rodent that was cauterized on to the caliper ( yeah I took a picture, will post tonight)
right side , pads are a shot, turns out the caliper piston is sticking
quick trip to the local auto store yields some pads for both sides for about 30 something bucks... ( top of the line lifetime warranty etc)
we also noticed when the calipers came off that the rubber seals on the pistons were SHOT on both sides, crusty melted rubber, missing rubber, they barely moved..
brand new calipers ready to install were $14 dollars a piece ..
( yeah cheaper then the pad)
of course I got a discount on all my parts at advance, so the total for the day was much less. but not bad, the boy learned about disc brakes, did all the work himself, and total for a front brake job was appx 60 bucks
on another note, the front output shaft of the transfer case was leaking a bit of fluid, I thought it was the front shaft seal, nope it looked perfect, BUT there was a rubber washer on the splined shaft and it was all chewed up, found a similar washer at the auto store for next to nothing and put it on, so far so good no more leak.
truck is running great, barely leaks now, and starts and stops, its actually getting better milage then my F250.
comes to me and tells me the brakes are pulling to one side, I of course get that smile and tell him to pull the truck up to the drive way and lets take the wheels off.
left side, looks fine, except for a dead rodent that was cauterized on to the caliper ( yeah I took a picture, will post tonight)
right side , pads are a shot, turns out the caliper piston is sticking
quick trip to the local auto store yields some pads for both sides for about 30 something bucks... ( top of the line lifetime warranty etc)
we also noticed when the calipers came off that the rubber seals on the pistons were SHOT on both sides, crusty melted rubber, missing rubber, they barely moved..
brand new calipers ready to install were $14 dollars a piece ..
( yeah cheaper then the pad)
of course I got a discount on all my parts at advance, so the total for the day was much less. but not bad, the boy learned about disc brakes, did all the work himself, and total for a front brake job was appx 60 bucks
on another note, the front output shaft of the transfer case was leaking a bit of fluid, I thought it was the front shaft seal, nope it looked perfect, BUT there was a rubber washer on the splined shaft and it was all chewed up, found a similar washer at the auto store for next to nothing and put it on, so far so good no more leak.
truck is running great, barely leaks now, and starts and stops, its actually getting better milage then my F250.
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