So I am on a 150 mile Sunday drive up in the mountains and a brake caliper decides it is done living. I feel my pedal getting weak about 2/3 into the trip. We stop for lunch and I check the break fluid. Its near the bottom. I refill it with the bottle I carry with me and go on my way knowing that I have an issue. So I am being consciously more careful.
We stop again so the g-friend can get some new hot-pants and Capri pants in Bend. (no arguments here) I check it again...low but still at 1/2. I refill and make it home with usable brakes but the pedal is very long.
I start the inspection. Front then rear....ARE YOU KIDDING ME...the rear diver side caliper blew...again. This darn (read in the work of you choice) thing was just replaced 1 months ago and the one I replaced was new as well. Good grief. I'm pissed, Its 96 out, and I am pulling off a caliper with less than 500 miles on it, which was a warranty return its self. :evil:
Needless to say I am less than happy. Its one thing to have a battery go bad or a water pump fail, but brakes are a safety issue. This just pisses me off. 2 "new" calipers on the same damn wheel die? 2 calipers from different manufacturers die? :twisted: This has to be an evil joke.
Rant over. :?
We stop again so the g-friend can get some new hot-pants and Capri pants in Bend. (no arguments here) I check it again...low but still at 1/2. I refill and make it home with usable brakes but the pedal is very long.
I start the inspection. Front then rear....ARE YOU KIDDING ME...the rear diver side caliper blew...again. This darn (read in the work of you choice) thing was just replaced 1 months ago and the one I replaced was new as well. Good grief. I'm pissed, Its 96 out, and I am pulling off a caliper with less than 500 miles on it, which was a warranty return its self. :evil:
Needless to say I am less than happy. Its one thing to have a battery go bad or a water pump fail, but brakes are a safety issue. This just pisses me off. 2 "new" calipers on the same damn wheel die? 2 calipers from different manufacturers die? :twisted: This has to be an evil joke.
Rant over. :?
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