Stoney51
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Am attempting to repair/replace brake calipers, pads and bearing on front of 1997 Winnabago Adventurer MH. They caught fire when they over heated. Have gotten the pins out of the Calipers but not sure how to proceed. Can not locate a repair Manuel for this chassis. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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HWM222
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Stony,
After you get the pins out, the piston half of your caliper will come off. If the brakes are seized up, you may need a large screwdriver or bar to either force the pistons back or lift the piston half of the caliper from the stationary half Have a piece of wire or coat hanger ready to hold up the caliper, preventing damage to the hose. Check the rotorrs for damage, both cracking and make sure that they are not warped. While you have the brakes apart, clean up & lube the mating or sliding surfaces with high temp. grease for brakes. If you got hot enough for a fire, you may want to replace those hoses also. Change your brake fluid and then bleed the system.
Hope this helps. E-mail me if you need more info. I do have a chassis manual & will send scanned pages if needed.
Good luck,
Howard
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96Bounder30E
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Also, if they've never been done......the calipers either need to be rebuilt by popping the pistons out and replacing the seals and possibly the pistons themselves as they are made out of a type of plastic called phenolic resin and damage can occur to them if they get too hot........or if you can't do that......buy already rebuilt calipers.......
Greasing the slides is only one part of a complete brake job.......
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Pirate
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Go to Ford, buy new brake lines. They can collapse from the inside and cause problems.
Go to Napa, buy all new calipers.
Buy speedbleeders and ensure you fully flush all the lines.
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RedRamMan
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Do what Pirate says all good info. What caused the overheating to start with. Bearing or brakes if brakes either calipher froze up or lines collapsed.
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96Bounder30E
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Pirate wrote:Go to Napa, buy all new calipers.
While I agree this is certainly a top shelf recomendation........it's also expensive!.......a person that knows what they are doing can rebuild the caliper as good as Napa can for as little as -->$7.18<--
I also realize not everyone has the ability to dissasmble a caliper, clean it out and install new seals.......in this case the approximately $100 rebuilt caliper at Napa is the way to go......
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Big Katuna
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Remannys are $55, new (non-OEM) are $75. I would not rebuild calipers that got that hot. The pistons and/or calpiper bore may be distorted from the heat and these calipers had enough problems when they were brand new. The F 53 has marginally adequate brakes and I wouldn't fool around rebuilding to save a few dollars.
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Rustydog
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Pirate wrote:Go to Ford, buy new brake lines. They can collapse from the inside and cause problems.
Go to Napa, buy all new calipers.
Buy speedbleeders and ensure you fully flush all the lines.
You should also clean and repack the front wheel bearings after everything was cooked.
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RLS7201
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Don't get too excited about the brake lines. That's a General Motors issue. They had a rust problem where the fitting were crimped onto the hoses. The rust flakes pushed the hose in on itself. I've seen no evidence of Ford brake hoses collapsing. If the hoses don't show signs of cracking, there probably ok. The most prominent causes of over heated Ford brakes are, dirty/rusted slides & sticking caliper pistons. Like Eric said, you can rebuild the calipers for $7.xx each. But most DIYers don't have the skills to do the rebuild and settle for quality rebuilt calipers from their local parts store. Surprisingly, F53 rotors have very little problem with warping. DON'T have them turned unless absolutely necessary. Keep all the rotor mass you can. After that much heat, I would wash and inspect the wheel bearings before repacking and install new seals. Do make sure and flush out all the old brake fluid. You'll need about 2 quarts of DOT 3/4 fluid to do the job properly. Have fun.
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Stoney51
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I was told that the Proportioning value was not working correctly and caused the problem. I will replace it as well. That's for all the info.
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