I always heard from mechanics to do brakes in pairs, re: both fronts or both backs. The reasoning is so you have a common wear baseline for each. I'm OCD about brakes and most automotive stuff though...
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I'm not a mechanic, but I'm a very serious hobbyist. I build engines, run all sorts of parts that aren't supposed to fit, say things like "swapping headgaskets is easy"...I always heard from mechanics to do brakes in pairs, re: both fronts or both backs. The reasoning is so you have a common wear baseline for each. I'm OCD about brakes and most automotive stuff though...
put loc tight on them like most every one of them has from the factory and actually torque them to spec.Not to hijack the thread but am I the only idiot who loses caliper guide pin bolts regularly on washboard roads? What’s the hack to keep those things from backing out?
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.... if my hoses fail im burning this pos.Its a ford...Id put oem hoses on it too if your doing the calipers. Seen enough Ford brake hoses fail internally to not risk that if its pushing 10 years or 100k miles
One of my peeves is watching guys put anti seize or grease on fasteners that originally had thread locker on them...your doing it wrong...If you think this is a good idea put the tools down and step away.
Same. The other reason I said I'd do the same is that if OP or somebody else was working on these brakes and didn't torque the pin bolts properly or did any number of other incorrect things, they probably did the same thing to both sides. So while the other side "is probably" fine I'd be assuming the worst. Even on a tight budget I'd personally much rather discover this in my driveway than on a FS road 6 hours from home... At the very least I'd be taking it off and inspecting it very carefully. It's what, a half hour task, once you know what you're doing? Kind of crazy to just hope for the best here...I'm not a mechanic, but I'm a very serious hobbyist. I build engines, run all sorts of parts that aren't supposed to fit, say things like "swapping headgaskets is easy"...
I always replace brake/steering/suspension stuff in pairs.
100%Same. The other reason I said I'd do the same is that if OP or somebody else was working on these brakes and didn't torque the pin bolts properly or did any number of other incorrect things, they probably did the same thing to both sides. So while the other side "is probably" fine I'd be assuming the worst. Even on a tight budget I'd personally much rather discover this in my driveway than on a FS road 6 hours from home... At the very least I'd be taking it off and inspecting it very carefully. It's what, a half hour task, once you know what you're doing? Kind of crazy to just hope for the best here...
I'm also one of those oddball packrats though, my bed has a box of misfit "just in case" parts including a set of upper and lower rad hoses, a spare belt, and that kind of thing. I'm the kind of guy that if I did replace the other rotor, the "probably good" one would be going in that box for a few months to make some friends while I get some miles on the new brakes and make sure it's all kosher.
Because if there's anything worse than having a "shoulda fixed this at home" issue 6 hours up some FS road, it's having an easy DIY field job suddenly become impossible that day because you actually OWN the part you need, but just left it at home...