what have you gotten done on your blazer today?
Changed rear brake lines. Left caliper is still dragging... Replaced the caliper already too, doesn't seem to have a sticking piston as I can compress it fairly easily, but I may end up swapping the caliper out again just to make sure...
Oh and got done working underneath the rear and noticed this on the ground...
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Oh and got done working underneath the rear and noticed this on the ground...
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I love that... fix one just for another to show...
have you checked for metal swelling around the lines? I have had that happen to my front calipers, and my buddies journey also did the same thing in the rear.
have you checked for metal swelling around the lines? I have had that happen to my front calipers, and my buddies journey also did the same thing in the rear.
The only other possibilities that come to mind are are a bad ABS module restricting back flow, a bad master cylinder doing the same, or (and this is probably the most likely) the caliper that I just put on it is crap and maybe I'm just underestimating how much force I'm applying when I manually compress the piston back in.
So I'm at a loss with it. Might just drive it for now and let the bastard get hot and ware in and see what happens... Worse case scenario, I overheat and warp the rotor? I'll have a fire extinguisher with me just in case lol.
Another "coincidence" is the fact that it's the same side locking up now that I found a destroyed pad on when I first dug into the rear end the other day.
Started gradually exchanging some coolant for water and Prestone Radiator Flush. Mostly just water in there now. Using siphon hose through radiator fill cap on cold engine, first thing in morning.
May do same, but add straight Ethylene Glycol antifreeze tomorrow to achieve closer to 50/50 mixture.
Car(s) always seem to run better when antifreeze is in the coolant mixture vs straight water. I wonder why that is. I would almost describe it as "less resistance."
Here is how the stuff coming out looked.
May do same, but add straight Ethylene Glycol antifreeze tomorrow to achieve closer to 50/50 mixture.
Car(s) always seem to run better when antifreeze is in the coolant mixture vs straight water. I wonder why that is. I would almost describe it as "less resistance."
Here is how the stuff coming out looked.
Fixed the roaring sound that was likely coming from the fan clutch. Not the occational /intermittent roar, this one wouldn't stop. Temperature was okay, needle hovering around 12:00, occasionally 1:00. Water in overflow tank was okay.
Poor thing took a gallon of water! Still did some roaring in a driveway test but the next day 60 miles on the highway, all was quiet. Checked the water this morning, still full, so IDK what happened.to the old water.
Poor thing took a gallon of water! Still did some roaring in a driveway test but the next day 60 miles on the highway, all was quiet. Checked the water this morning, still full, so IDK what happened.to the old water.
Fixed the roaring sound that was likely coming from the fan clutch. Not the occational /intermittent roar, this one wouldn't stop. Temperature was okay, needle hovering around 12:00, occasionally 1:00. Water in overflow tank was okay.
Poor thing took a gallon of water! Still did some roaring in a driveway test but the next day 60 miles on the highway, all was quiet. Checked the water this morning, still full, so IDK what happened.to the old water.
Poor thing took a gallon of water! Still did some roaring in a driveway test but the next day 60 miles on the highway, all was quiet. Checked the water this morning, still full, so IDK what happened.to the old water.