CarMech1969
Full Member
Hello there CAFCNA folks!
Anyone here ever had rear disc brake problems? I bet more than a few.
Mine went bad on the way home from a fishing trip.
Had the boat in tow, and when we were almost home, it seemed as if I had started to do a tractor pull.
Anyways, to make a long story short, when I got home and hopped out to investigate, the rear brakes were really hot.
I tore them down over the weekend, and discovered that the caliper pistons were sticking in their bores.
Got some rebuilt calipers and new brake pads, and everything is fine again.
The thing that I didn't notice right away is this:
Why did GM design the rear brakes with the caliper in FRONT of the axle, where it can catch all the mud, water, road salt, and all that crap??
On the front axle, the calipers are mounted BEHIND the axle.
What the heck is that about?
A Google search will show loads of issues with this vintage and style of rear brakes.
Surely the engineers could simply have mounted the calipers aft of the axle, which would have made more sense, since the axle would serve to shroud the calipers somewhat.
What you all reckon? I'm just thinking GM could have done better.
CarMech1969
Anyone here ever had rear disc brake problems? I bet more than a few.
Mine went bad on the way home from a fishing trip.
Had the boat in tow, and when we were almost home, it seemed as if I had started to do a tractor pull.
Anyways, to make a long story short, when I got home and hopped out to investigate, the rear brakes were really hot.
I tore them down over the weekend, and discovered that the caliper pistons were sticking in their bores.
Got some rebuilt calipers and new brake pads, and everything is fine again.
The thing that I didn't notice right away is this:
Why did GM design the rear brakes with the caliper in FRONT of the axle, where it can catch all the mud, water, road salt, and all that crap??
On the front axle, the calipers are mounted BEHIND the axle.
What the heck is that about?
A Google search will show loads of issues with this vintage and style of rear brakes.
Surely the engineers could simply have mounted the calipers aft of the axle, which would have made more sense, since the axle would serve to shroud the calipers somewhat.
What you all reckon? I'm just thinking GM could have done better.
CarMech1969