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mr.mindless

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Re: lowboy
« Reply #270 on: December 09, 2020, 07:54:49 PM »
Brake job time. Nick is grabbing a couple 4runner trucks with it. He got it home and it had no brakes.

one caliper must have siezed. wore rotor down to nothing, spit pads, spit piston.

I had brakes coming back from Maine a month ago. Had to have been very recent.


I knew it was due but did not realize it was that far into and past due.
found a cross-reference to GM car brake parts that Kodiak published.


Last time brakes were touched was caliper loss in April 2018.
It got pads before it went to Hammers the first time IIRC but I didn't see a receipt for that.
I bought pads January 2018 - so maybe it got them before its second Hammers. I think that's when I pulled it out there.
I lost 2 calipers summer of 2015. Then I safety wired them and it's been mostly good since.
replaced the actuator in April 2015.
those brakes have been on there since October 2013.
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Re: lowboy
« Reply #271 on: December 09, 2020, 10:00:00 PM »
Ordered a ton of the cheapest GM caliper off Rock. Wholesaler closeout for loaded left calipers. I have to run them upside down so I don’t care right/left.

8 of them and one new hub.

Chatting with Brett about maybe flipping U bolts for clearance, particularly if the GM calipers cause any extra clearance issues.

What Nick found:


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Re: lowboy
« Reply #272 on: December 10, 2020, 08:18:10 AM »
ouch!

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« Reply #273 on: December 10, 2020, 09:19:15 AM »
I need to be better at PM

I certainly don’t have much of an excuse anymore.
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Re: lowboy
« Reply #274 on: December 10, 2020, 09:22:33 AM »
at least you can work on it in the air now

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« Reply #275 on: December 11, 2020, 06:45:50 PM »
All good for the trip.

Parts on the way.

Battery swapped for another new Interstate blem under warranty at 5 months old. It failed at three months.
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« Reply #276 on: December 13, 2022, 11:53:05 PM »
Finally pulled in for fix on this brake issue and a once-over. Hasn’t been getting much use at all, but needed for a buffalo area fetch.

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Re: lowboy
« Reply #277 on: December 14, 2022, 09:24:03 AM »
nice!

i just ordered more 19.5 wheels for my equipment trailer and it will get some new deck boards in the spring to be back to 100%

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« Reply #278 on: August 13, 2024, 03:23:07 PM »
I never did anything after that last post. it sat in the air for months and then got shoved back outside.

Just ordered equalizers and bolts and bushings. Brake parts and hub on the shelf. Renewing reg.

Expect this will get some use again with the truck camper on the nose of it.
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Re: lowboy
« Reply #279 on: August 13, 2024, 06:49:47 PM »
great! 

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« Reply #280 on: August 15, 2024, 11:59:23 AM »
suspension parts ETA tomorrow. Guess I'll try to get the trailer in the shop tonight or tomorrow night and work on out of the rain.

it's very busy to finally have some motivation to work on things back!
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« Reply #281 on: August 16, 2024, 08:37:18 PM »
Looks like I get to play chase-a-vendor.

Supposedly full order of equalizers and hardware and nylon sleeves shipped. Box that showed up today had half the sleeves in it, and that’s it. Nice.
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« Reply #282 on: August 16, 2024, 08:42:38 PM »
Renewed plate came today and doesn’t have the date on it. “Long term trailer” I think it is. I did 12yr, so it’s good through Feb 2032
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« Reply #283 on: August 31, 2024, 10:57:44 AM »
Any trailer-quality 225-19.5 out there? I have 2, need 4.
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Re: lowboy
« Reply #284 on: August 31, 2024, 03:50:17 PM »
i might have 4 ill check quality.  there were steers on my truck