nickpohlaandp
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So I know this is a little out of the norm for this forum, but brakes are brakes, and I'd like to get some input from some other fellow grease monkeys. My son drives a '94 Toyota pickup (first vehicle for him) and last night the right front caliper seized up. I just replaced the calipers in February, along with the rotors, pads, etc. I did all 4 wheels. I called O'reilly's Auto where I got the calipers from and they said that they'll warranty the caliper, so that's good news, but they said I should look into replacing the hose. They said "9 times out of 10 that is caused by the brake hose". I smell BS. I don't see how a brake hose could cause a frozen caliper, but that's not to say there's some gremlin out there that I've never heard of. Any thoughts on this? My first thought is, as a general rule of thumb, the people behind the counter of parts stores RARELY know jack about anything. They are part jockeys. It bugs the hell out of me when I ask for a part for a '98 Z-28 and they ask me if it is a V6 or V8.