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Old 03-07-2018, 03:26 PM
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Thought it was a bad caliper , switched it out , the nose looks in good shape , but still leaking , woke up to a nice set spot under tire . Got some pics after I cleaned it up a bit
 
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Why dont you have someone look while you pump the brakes. Gotta be a line
 
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Cleaning it up the the best move. It's too difficult to tell where it's leaking when everything is wet. My first thought is that the top of the piston looks wet and the last caliper I bought for mine had to be semi-loaded (caliper and bracket) for a lifetime warranty. Dual piston calipers, uneven pad wear, many things can tweak the old bracket out of shape and cause the new caliper to fail prematurely.
 
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Are you sure it's brake fluid? A leaky axle seal can make a similar mess. Gear oil stinks, so it's pretty easy to tell the difference. Also, brake fluid will wash off with water and gear oil won't.
 
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Why dont you have someone look while you pump the brakes. Gotta be a line
I had someone pump the brake once I installed the new caliper , I wasn' able to see any squiring or leak from anywhere . The hose seems fine and not leaking
 
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Cleaning it up the the best move. It's too difficult to tell where it's leaking when everything is wet. My first thought is that the top of the piston looks wet and the last caliper I bought for mine had to be semi-loaded (caliper and bracket) for a lifetime warranty. Dual piston calipers, uneven pad wear, many things can tweak the old bracket out of shape and cause the new caliper to fail prematurely.
thanks I'll check that out .
 
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thanks I'll check that out .

bearing seal , not the breaks , swapped out the differential plate too, Hopefully I solved the problem , if you zoom in on the picture I see some drip I dope it's just the leftover dripping down after I sprayed it
 
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