So I just fell victim to the broken spring clip bolt. Tried like heck, but couldn?t get it out. Went to weld it in, but the dissimilar metals wouldn?t make a good bond. I easily broke the welds meaning the clip could easily comes loose while driving. Not worth the risk! So that leaves me with no parking brake on the left side.
The driver side has all parking brake hardware removed except the lever and the spring is seated like normal. Does anyone see any issues driving it like this until I can pull the axle and fix it right?
Also I used those 2 piece backing plates to repair my rusty ones. Not worth it. They are very flimsy and scrape on the rotor. I have no doubt the harder rotor will scrape away the sheet metal backing plate and be quiet, but knowing the weak point of parking brake bolts, I recommend pulling axles and replacing everything together. That?s what I am planning on later this year.
The driver side has all parking brake hardware removed except the lever and the spring is seated like normal. Does anyone see any issues driving it like this until I can pull the axle and fix it right?
Also I used those 2 piece backing plates to repair my rusty ones. Not worth it. They are very flimsy and scrape on the rotor. I have no doubt the harder rotor will scrape away the sheet metal backing plate and be quiet, but knowing the weak point of parking brake bolts, I recommend pulling axles and replacing everything together. That?s what I am planning on later this year.