MarshRam
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10/29/19 UPDATE: I got a refund. Thanks everyone!
So, apparently a very common issue with Mopar Calipers iszzzzz.. When you put new brakes and/or rotors on, the seals in the calipers are prone to blow. What this equates to is, you do the said replacement and you might find yourself driving down the road and your brakes don't work shortly after install. This is what I was told by a mechanic and is what happened to me. Luckily I was in my driveway when it went out (rear driver side).
I am reaching out to the community to determine if this is true or not.
I paid a shop to install some new brakes and rotors. After install, I drove home and had it parked for a couple days. Went to drive it again and when I disengaged my e-brake, the e-brake light was still on. It was fully disengaged, so I figured it was merely an adjustment that was needed. Drove about 250 miles over the weekend and parked it for a couple days Next startup and pedal hit the floor, no brakes.
Upon eyeball inspection, I could see my inner guide pin boot was dislodged and mangled in the caliper. But that is a dust boot, so was not causing the leak. There was obviously brake fluid all over the place.
Mechanic shop claims no error in compressing the calipers. Said and I quote, "this is a common issue with brake replacements, especially with Mopars, the seals blow."
There is way more sauce to this story that I may share as needed. But, I need some experienced input (personal experience or from a certified mechanic) that this is in fact true before I waste my time with the whole story.
I paid $55 to keep my core for inspection should I need to proceed to taking this to the next level. So, I really need some intelligent input on this matter as a starting point.
I'll edit the OP with more details, depending on what gives here.
Thanks
So, apparently a very common issue with Mopar Calipers iszzzzz.. When you put new brakes and/or rotors on, the seals in the calipers are prone to blow. What this equates to is, you do the said replacement and you might find yourself driving down the road and your brakes don't work shortly after install. This is what I was told by a mechanic and is what happened to me. Luckily I was in my driveway when it went out (rear driver side).
I am reaching out to the community to determine if this is true or not.
I paid a shop to install some new brakes and rotors. After install, I drove home and had it parked for a couple days. Went to drive it again and when I disengaged my e-brake, the e-brake light was still on. It was fully disengaged, so I figured it was merely an adjustment that was needed. Drove about 250 miles over the weekend and parked it for a couple days Next startup and pedal hit the floor, no brakes.
Upon eyeball inspection, I could see my inner guide pin boot was dislodged and mangled in the caliper. But that is a dust boot, so was not causing the leak. There was obviously brake fluid all over the place.
Mechanic shop claims no error in compressing the calipers. Said and I quote, "this is a common issue with brake replacements, especially with Mopars, the seals blow."
There is way more sauce to this story that I may share as needed. But, I need some experienced input (personal experience or from a certified mechanic) that this is in fact true before I waste my time with the whole story.
I paid $55 to keep my core for inspection should I need to proceed to taking this to the next level. So, I really need some intelligent input on this matter as a starting point.
I'll edit the OP with more details, depending on what gives here.
Thanks
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