Brake parts question

[Tail_Gunner]

I knew I had a problem with my rear brakes and took things apart today. I found the right rear caliper had a siezed caliper piston, siezed slider pins and a rotor that is AFU'd really bad. So I have new loaded calipers and rotors coming from NAPA and Car Quest.

My question is this: the mounting bracket that the slider pins are siezed inside of, is that a dealer only item, or can it be bought at an aftermarket parts place?

I've tried looking at Powerstrokeshop.com and directfordparts.com and neither have illustrations that look like the brake setup I have on the rear axle. I deal with parts catalogs all day long, and I never have to deal with anything as screwed up as the parts look-up sites at those two places.

 

[JLDickmon]

if you bought loaded calipers, you're getting everything including the caliper bridge.

the only difference would be if you bought "friction ready" calipers, then you still need to buy a set of pads.

 

[Tail_Gunner]

if you bought loaded calipers, you're getting everything including the caliper bridge.

Right you were!! Thanks!!!

I was afraid I was going to have to get a new mounting bracket/bridge because the slider pins were permanently siezed in place. I tried heat, Blaster and some serious muscle and they just wouldn't budge. I was very relieved to see that you were right and the loaded calipers came with the brackets.

Now the job is done and I have 100% new brakes on the rear axle. That annoying scraping noise is gone. Hopefully, my mileage will improve a bit now that I ain't "dragging a boat anchor" arround all the time.

 

[JLDickmon]

try owning a truck built right at a model year split...

I know everything I never wanted to know about the Raybestos brake parts catalog....

 

[pete37922]

sorry to laugh, but that is funny JL