CAUTION: If you are doing any type of brake work on these vehicles, the brake system MUST BE DEACTIVATED before you work on the brakes, otherwise the system may energize the brakes unexpectedly causing the caliper pistons to push outward with considerable force. This could pinch your fingers ...
sticking or frozen, you can rebuild or replace these components for preventive maintenance to extend the life of the brake system. Caliper seals harden with age and piston bores
I wrapped over the first layer of carbon with electrical tape to provide compaction during cure. I wrapped the tape too tightly on this first layer, however, and the foam core began to shrink unevenly under the pressure. This allowed the carbon to bunch up, fold, and otherwise get out of...
The pull is constant to one side and may get worse with the application of the brakes. Raise the vehicle and spin each wheel by hand to check for excessive drag. Possible causes include caliper sticking, frozen or sticking piston in caliper, overfilled fluid reservoir in master cylinder (does...