From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Sun Apr 16 2006 - 08:57:10 PDT
Yes, I have found that ignoring any type of brake problems gets very
expensive. I had a brake problem on my 2 ton truck with disk brakes.
The brake calipher was sticking - pad overheated - finally came loose
from the pad and jammed into the rotor smoked like crazy. It put me on
the side of the road for a while. I swore that the tire was on fire it
smoked so badly. Ended up buying two new rotors for about $200 each plus
pads - about $600 later the truck was back on the road. And that was
with me doing the work!
Dave
Everette wrote:
> I ignored this sticking brake problem for a few weeks, much to my regret
> - left front brake did not work, it did not bother me too much I just
> compensated by keeping firm grip on steering wheel when braking, took my
> 93 3/4 ton Chevy to shop for repairs
>
> Replaced both front brake lines, both front calipers, rear shoes, one
> had broken lining caught between shoe and drum,. ruined drum.
>
> Cost of repairs was very expensive, and strange thing was no noise and
> except for pulling to right while braking, brakes worked fine.
>
> Everette
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "MV" <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 11:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Sticking brakes was Re: [MV] More from our resident
> morons...........
>
>
>> Yep, I have experienced that one. The hoses looked perfectly fine
>> from the outside - only fluid did not want to flow through them! Had
>> the problem on a 78 chevy truck about 10 years ago.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> Long, Michael C [CARD] wrote:
>>
>>> One thing to look at with brakes sticking on are the rubber lines - they
>>> can swell up/decompose inside and hold fluid out in the wheel cylinders.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:11:16 -0400
>>>> From: V SCHWARTZ <vsaws@optonline.net>
>>>> Subject: Re: [MV] More from our resident morons...........
>>>> Message-id: <000c01c65983$f874a660$389f5343@DF0SR541>
>>>>
>>> ..
>>>
>>>> Now for the required MV content, Just to let those who have been
>>>> giving me advice on my problem with sticking brakes on my M 816 .
>>>> I'm still having troubles. We changed two master cylinders, three
>>>> airpacs and removed the micro brake switch. It looks like I now have
>>>> to start Pulling the axels andlook at the wheel cylinders. this is
>>>> not the task that I was looking forward to doing.
>>>
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> Thanks for all the advice you guys have given. Vinny
>>>
>>>
>>>
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