KC's DIY "Break Job"FRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:08 pmYep. The daily driver Ford Explorer went in for an oil change at my mechanic. "Bad news. You have a rear caliper leaking fluid. That means you need to change the caliper and pads. And on the opposite side as well. We can do it for $800." Quick Google search finds YouTube video. Go online to order Ford parts at Advance Auto for $163. Easy install on a Saturday afternoon, complete with bleeding the brakes. Took about 3 hours because beer breaks.
Step 1 - Take a "break", drink a beer and plan out the steps between breaks
Step 2 - Jack the truck up and remove tires
Step 3 - Take a "break", drink a beer and look at the calipers. At this point it's time to put on your game face!
![Twisted Evil :twisted:](./images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif)
Step 4 - Open "break" fluid reservoir cap
Step 5 - Take a "break" and drink a beer think about much you love saying the words "Good Week" in RL
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
Step 6 - Pry open pads and remove calipers
Step 7 - Take a "break" to go pee.
![Embarrassed :oops:](./images/smilies/icon_redface.gif)
Step 8 - Remove the calipers and sit and look at the rotors while sipping' on a beer. This is your happy place, why rush a good thing? lol
Step 9 - Install new calipers/pads but before torquing them... go to Step 10
Step 10 - Take a "break", drink a beer, and wonder why Kalash was wearing two pair of sunglasses on his shirt on a overcast day.
![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
Step 11 - Torque calipers and hook up a fluid bleeder/pressure system to the fluid reservoir
Step 12 - Feeling a little light headed from all the beer, you stumbled to a bush to release your overfilled bladder while thinking about Cuda - a man with a new 991 and lifetime supply of hot sauce. What else could a man want in life?
![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
Step 13 - You approach the fluid reservoir and pump enough pressure to bleed the system. You pump, pump, pump that thing... but with every pump you start having weird sexual fantasies until your wife comes to check what the banging noises were. "What are you doing to that my car?!"
![Cool 8-)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Step 14 - Take another "break", sip a beer, and wonder what the hell came over yourself. You think, "It could have been worse. I could've shown up on YouTube" ha!
Step 15 - Mount... (coughs) I mean... Reinstall the wheels and go for a test drive.
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)