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warrenl
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 09:49 am: | 
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has anyone experienced a clunking noise in traffic when you apply and release the brake? if so, does anyone know what it might be and how to fix it? not sure if it's my brakes or my driveshaft... |
warrenl
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 02:12 pm: |
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Brian Jackson (Nerover)
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 02:40 pm: |
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A loose caliper wil do that. As will many loose things in the front end. There's alot of force applied to the front end components when braking ans subsequently, alot released when you move again. I would just put the front up on stands and tighten everything you can see from the radius arms to panhard rod to calipers to shocks...
Brian |
JB
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 02:59 pm: |
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I had a weird clunk when I let off the brakes too and turns out I was missing a bolt on my front left caliper, being the lazy bastard that I am I waited to investigate until one of metal hoses coming out of the caliper ( there are 2) to the brake hose mounting bracket cracked in half due to the excess play and I was w/out brakes. Don't be like me...act now!
JB |
warrenl
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 03:05 pm: |
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thanks for response guys, where can I find those things you mentioned(sorry, I'm still a little green) |
Brian Jackson (Nerover)
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 03:17 pm: |
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Take the wheels off and the rotor and brake caliper that hold your brake pads will be exposed. On the back of the caliper, there are two 13mm 12 point bolts that hold it onto the axle housing. Check to see that there are two and that they are tight.
HTH,
Brian |
JB
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 03:17 pm: |
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Do you have a Haynes manual or a dealer manual and what kind of truck is it? Buying a manual will help tons but we can work around it. Can anyone offer to fax the page to him if he needs it, anyone... bueller, bueller..?? I am at wrk and big bro counts the fax sheets....
JB |
Brian Jackson (Nerover)
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 03:22 pm: |
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Warren, I can fax you the sheets (blow up diagram) from the Workshop manual if you don't find the caliper bolts.
Brian
email me: [email protected] |
warrenl
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 04:09 pm: |
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thanks, again for your responses!!! my brother has a manual for his '95 will that work? I don't want to hassle any of you by faxing something out to California... but again thanks for all your help. |
Wes Legaspi (Wes)
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 09:17 pm: |
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thanks for the offer guys, I can help out my bro with that one... |
Kyle
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 06, 2002 - 10:09 pm: |
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Radius arm bolts at the housing. I am guessing driver side....
Kyle |
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