Well there. That explains a couple of things.

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher) 05/18/2020 at 19:50 • Filed to: Brakes are important!

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I’ve been trying to figure out for a few weeks why my front left brakes were making a horrible grinding sound. The front rotors calipers and pads we’re all done last summer. I couldn’t find anything wrong.

Friday the noise went away. Awesome, right?

Saturday the truck started honking “Service Brake System” at me. The fluid in the master was low. It wasn’t a brake line, those were all redone a year and a half ago. I parked it and left it for my favorite indie mechanic. I wasn’t interested in tackling this job on my own.

Whelp, despite the sound really really sounding like it came from the front, it was really the rear left grinding. It stopped because the wheel cylinder got over extended and blew out. Saturday the fluid level had gone down enough to be detected by the truck.

Learned some stuff from this one!

Urambo Tauro > shop-teacher 05/18/2020 at 20:03

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Sounds like you could use a hose clamp!

dogisbadob > shop-teacher 05/18/2020 at 20:13

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eeeeeeeeeeeeeek

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > shop-teacher 05/18/2020 at 20:18

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Don’t worry that will clean up nicely. Nothing wrong here, nope.

shop-teacher > Urambo Tauro 05/18/2020 at 20:36

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Lol!

shop-teacher > dogisbadob 05/18/2020 at 20:36

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Yup

shop-teacher > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 05/18/2020 at 20:36

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Oh yeah, it buffed out.

Discerning > shop-teacher 05/18/2020 at 21:13

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I loathe drum brakes. Good luck, sir

shop-teacher > Discerning 05/18/2020 at 21:35

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I do too.  That’s why I paid the mechanic to deal with it.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > shop-teacher 05/18/2020 at 22:01

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I much prefer the other kind of drum break over an actual drum brake. Especially if that drum brake is broken...

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > shop-teacher 05/18/2020 at 22:11

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I will at some point get a disk kit for the M37, the guy I bought it from did all the brakes before so I’m not messing with them for now. 

shop-teacher > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 05/18/2020 at 23:18

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Werd!

shop-teacher > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 05/18/2020 at 23:28

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I would leave well enough alone too!