Re: [lro] Uneven pad wear

From: Jean-Leon Morin (offroaddesign@softhome.net)
Date: Sun Nov 24 2002 - 19:17:36 EST

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    \> I've got the same thing on my truck, JL. I got my safety inspection done
    by
    > a guy who works on several RRCs in town and was telling him what work I'd
    > done to the truck so far (I've already replaced the front pads, rotors,
    and
    > one caliper). He said that he's found he has to rebuild the calipers every
    > single time he changes the pads. There are always stuck pistons. I guess
    > they are too succeptible to dirt and salt and stuff being thrown up from
    the
    > road. One of my friends is actually planning on ordering a whole set of
    > extra calipers so he can always have a rebuilt set on hand before the pads
    > need to be changed (he's got three RRs).
    >
    > Anyway, don't know if there's any way to solve the problem. An some sort
    of
    > hood over the caliper maybe?

    I suspect that during road use, it would be a lot less of a problem as the
    pads should last a good long time and there wouldn't be as many
    opportunities for contamination, however I've been using 'Dez a lot lately
    and putting it away dirty. I suspect that the globs of mud and crap that I
    picked out of the pads have something to do with it.

    I suspect SS pistons would be a very good way to deal with the problem.

    J-L
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