I exited off the interstate last night and heard a sound like dragging brakes... well, it got worse and worse within a few blocks... by the time I pulled off into the parking lot where I was headed the truck acted like the rearend had broken and had locked up... so I looked under just to give it a visual, no leaks, no fluids... but it acted just like a hung up brake and a broken rear all in one... it popped and raised all kinds of hell... I put it in reverse, everything acted just like normal... drive was F-d up...

I had thoughts running through my head of having to call Vince and Chuck back and tell them I broke their baby again... but I wanted to check out everything before I did that. so I headed home (about 3 miles) ran fine on the hwy with the exception of the brake noise and when I pulled into my parking lot at home... same thing again.... POP, BANG, CLUNK!!!!... So I told the truck to F-off for the night and went to bed. I was going about 42hrs straight with no sleep at this point...

got up this morning to come to work, and already had a ride lined up to get there... but I started the truck just to see what it was doing... put it in gear... everything was fine I was freakin lost as to what it could be... I get about 1/2 way to work (2 miles) and the rear completely locks up!!!!!! the truck slides through an nitersection almost taking out a Geo and stops in the far rt lane... I climbed under the truck, in uniform mind you, to see WTF happened... and saw that the brakes were indeed fukd... the top caliper mount bolt (that holds the caliper to the axle) came out and the driver side caliper rotated out against the inside of the rim!!! causing it to bind up and lock up!!! so I pryed it off the rim enough to get it rolling and pulled into a parking lot and took him up on my ride to work... Good news is, it will be rolling again today...

-do you think I should pull the cover and take a looky and make sure everything's fine in there?? I'm picking up a new bolt today...What a PITA...


Cliff notes: thought I broke my rearend/trans.... come to find out, it was my brake caliper coming the **** off.... bad times...

 

Man that really sucks. Hope you get it fixed soon.

 

yeah, it turned out to be not much more than a scare. I just need to throw another bolt in it. and loc tite the ****** I guess.... I need to change the fluid anyway so I guess I'll do that this time around as well.... I'd like to see how my gearset is wearing.

 

damn, where did you leave your truck? i will give you a call when i get off if you need a hand with anything

 

LOL, its sitting at the Food Lion on Hampton Blvd behind the Hardees... I just need to find a bolt, I do believe I have a couple floating around somewhere on my old rearend I left over... lets hope I do anyway LOL

 

i just got off, i need to take a shower then i'll be leaving the ship

 

Damn Ben, I don't know who's broke more ****... Me or you?

 

me, your truck hasnt been running long enough to break much

 

give me a shout, I might need a hand.

 

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That's one good thing about it though... no running truck= no more broken parts!