I got a roofing nail in my tire, which caused me to have to bleed my master cylinder.
Yes, it was a wtf 2 days... about halfway through I was thinking about selling the house and moving to Oregon or wherever @OR VietVet lives so he could put my Suburban back together....
Here is what happened.
Went to lunch with my buds, on the way there I got a low tire warning. Took it to Discount Tire and they pulled out a roofing nail and fixed it with no drama. When I paid, the tech mentioned that my rear pads were worn out and I needed to replace them. No problem, on the way home I bought new pads.
So, I replaced the pads and used a new tool I bought a year or two ago to compress the caliper pistons. If I had used a C clamp like always I may have noticed that one of the pistons was sticking in the bore. I did notice it took a lot of force to move the piston in but, was more focused on the tool.
So then I take off to my sister-in-laws for dinner and halfway there at 70MPH I know one or both rear discs is way over heated.
Next day i check things out and blead the rears to make sure the hose wasn't swollen internally etc, and confirm it is a piston sticking in the bore. So off to the store I go again to buy new rear calipers, DISCS because I cooked one, and new new PADS because I really cooked and glazed the passenger side.
So, I get back home and notice my brake bleed vacuum bottle is full of fluid. How could that be? Well, I left the bleeder cracked open and it gravity drained all the rear brake circuit fluid into the bottle emptying the master cylinder, ABS, etc. DANG!
This is the only pic because my hands were often covered in brake fluid.
I will say though that my pedal is more firm than ever!
Yes, it was a wtf 2 days... about halfway through I was thinking about selling the house and moving to Oregon or wherever @OR VietVet lives so he could put my Suburban back together....
Here is what happened.
Went to lunch with my buds, on the way there I got a low tire warning. Took it to Discount Tire and they pulled out a roofing nail and fixed it with no drama. When I paid, the tech mentioned that my rear pads were worn out and I needed to replace them. No problem, on the way home I bought new pads.
So, I replaced the pads and used a new tool I bought a year or two ago to compress the caliper pistons. If I had used a C clamp like always I may have noticed that one of the pistons was sticking in the bore. I did notice it took a lot of force to move the piston in but, was more focused on the tool.
So then I take off to my sister-in-laws for dinner and halfway there at 70MPH I know one or both rear discs is way over heated.
Next day i check things out and blead the rears to make sure the hose wasn't swollen internally etc, and confirm it is a piston sticking in the bore. So off to the store I go again to buy new rear calipers, DISCS because I cooked one, and new new PADS because I really cooked and glazed the passenger side.
So, I get back home and notice my brake bleed vacuum bottle is full of fluid. How could that be? Well, I left the bleeder cracked open and it gravity drained all the rear brake circuit fluid into the bottle emptying the master cylinder, ABS, etc. DANG!
This is the only pic because my hands were often covered in brake fluid.
I will say though that my pedal is more firm than ever!