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Brake Calipers

Auto Parts In Orillia

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

     Auto Parts In Orillia     

In orillia we have great auto parts supplers, Garage supply, Parrys and Ideal Supply, all have lots in stock and fast delivery service.  Here at Greg The Mechanic we use all of our local suppliers and advise our customers too when picking up there parts. Price them with local suppliers first and compare. Getting the right parts the first time is a must and the suppliers in town allways do there best to make sure of this.

     Garage Supply

       Garage supply has lot of parts in stock Tires , Brakes, Exhaust, Balljoints, Wheelbearings and more so give them a call and see if your parts are in stock and if there not just ask and they can order them in for you.    

Replace Seized Calipers

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Calipers Apply the brake pads to the Rotors always being used getting hot and cold.

Its hard to say how long they last some people are easy on there brakes some people like to use there brakes and turn those rotors a bit blue no mater which one of these people you are a seized  caliper has a couple of warning signs.

You might get some bad smells from the tire being affected, squeaking, pulling to one side, pad getting worn uneven or too quickly.

A bad caliper needs to be replaced its not a  hard job on most cars, half hour each caliper would be plenty of time at Greg The Mechanic On many cars and trucks the brake hose is held in place by a steel bracket as seen in the photo.

Well I’m going to give you a tip RUST GROWS  in these brackets and Blocks the Flow of brake fluid.

I have opened these brackets many times and found the caliper is not the problem but the rust growing on the bracket is so before paying for new calipers make sure the hoses work to supply those calipers with the fluid they need.