siezed caliper
06-22-2011, 12:46 PM
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siezed caliper
so my caliper siezed up on my front right tire. it happened when i was driving home by the time i got home it was smoking like a chimney. so im prob gonna need new rotors and pads. a buddy of mine wants to charge me 100 for doing it. but i would like to save the money and do it myself. how hard of a job?
06-22-2011, 12:51 PM
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Engine: 4.0 liter RENIX I-6, DIY Cold Air Intake, 2.5 FM Exhaust, 3 Core Radiator
Very easy job and your buddy is no buddy at all if he's charging you money for a brake job. I'd do it for pizza and beers!! Now, that's a buddy!!
Seriously, PM me if you need help and I will send you a detailed write up on how to do it with tool sizes, torques and all. FOR FREE!
Seriously, PM me if you need help and I will send you a detailed write up on how to do it with tool sizes, torques and all. FOR FREE!
06-22-2011, 12:53 PM
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5 lug nuts, 2 or 3 bolts and 1 hose need to removed and re-attched. Then you will need to bleed the brakes. So call it an 1-2 hours for the moderately mechanically inclined first timer. If I were closer I'd do it for a pizza and a couple beers.
06-22-2011, 12:54 PM
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The caliper itself it held on by one bolt via the brake line. The caliper bracket is 2 bolts, and the rotor, if your replacing it, comes off with a BFH. Make sure you bleed the brake system to get rid of air. RR, LR, FR then FL.
06-22-2011, 12:57 PM
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If you give the caliper a gentle squeeze with a "C" clamp you can skip the, beating it with a BFH, part.
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06-22-2011, 01:01 PM
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I was thinking that, too, but he is in Connecticut. I would love to visit there and wheel sometime, though.
06-22-2011, 01:04 PM
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Dude, seriously get yourself a Haynes Manual. One book covers the entire run of the Jeep Cherokee and Comanchee pickup. There are detailed insturctions in there with pictures and everything. You can do it yourself. I got mine at my local Autozone for like $15.
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