WhtMke Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 As I did the brakes on my Ruby. Pads, rotors and calipers. Plus all new bolts. (Mind you, the guy who sold her to me said they did brakes all around.) Well he only did a pad slap cause the caliper bracket bolts were stripped and one what broken. Had to cut the bolt that was left and hammer the bracket with the rotor off as one assembly. Word of advice, never take anyone's word when it come to buying a used car on the side of the road. I'm glad I came along to save this girl from the hard life she had. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Looks like the wheel bearing ate it and the rotor was dragging on the caliper bracket. Rotor was the cheapest part to replace yet... It wasn't I don't take anyone's word on what they replaced when I check over a car. Don't care what they say their mechanic did either. Can't count how many cars I've worked on with loose, bent, broken, missing parts or just plain hack-job work done by a previous "mechanic". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhtMke Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Looks like the wheel bearing ate it and the rotor was dragging on the caliper bracket. Rotor was the cheapest part to replace yet... It wasn't I'm sure that was the case with that rotor. I just said the heck with and a replaced the wheel bearing, hub, caliper w/bracket, pads, rotors, bolts and other hardware. Plus flushed the brake system. Figured I'd replace everything while I was in there and found more hack work someone else did. The day I went to look at Ruby, it was raining like a bi#*h. And to be honest, I was more concerned with rust on the undercarriage and body more than anything.(I can do more mechanical work then body work). I can't complain. I only paid $300 for her. She only has 110,500ish miles. she has a valid Maine State Inspection. I've had her for two months and have done rear strut assembly's, front pads, rotors, calipers, hubs, wheel bearings. I've got about $300 worth of parts on her as of now. And still have more to do, plus some things I want to upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Ahh that's fine. Lightened for performance. Scuff it with some sandpaper and throw it back on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 dont forget a full timing job - at 110k it would be overdue... and from the looks of that rotor, I would bet it has not been done yet.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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