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- Apr 27, 2012
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- Nashville, Tennessee
- My Car
- 1973 Q code Mach 1
Last night I had a pretty serious brake failure. I'd spent the weekend widening the wheel tubs to handle the 325-45-17 inch tires and had reinstalled my lowering blocks and all the other necessary mods to make room.
I worked at a shop about 25 miles from my house. and as I got home last night and put my car in reverse to pull into my garage I heard a loud bang as if I had hit something.
What actually happened is the passenger side rear brake caliper apparently lost one of the bolts and when I hit the brake in reverse the caliper slammed into the inside of the rear wheel. I pulled into the garage just as the tire was going down and jacked it up enough to see the caliper laying in the wheel, the brake hose ripped loose and a hole in my rim. I could also see the aluminum caliper mounting bracket (part of the baer conversion kit) had one corner sheared off.
I don't know if the forward fastener backed out or failed or if the aluminum bracket was somehow damaged. I'll do the autopsy tonight and get more information. None of the work we did was anywhere close to the brakes.
Bottom line-whatever happened it is my responsibility and therefore my fault. Double and triple check fasteners!
I worked at a shop about 25 miles from my house. and as I got home last night and put my car in reverse to pull into my garage I heard a loud bang as if I had hit something.
What actually happened is the passenger side rear brake caliper apparently lost one of the bolts and when I hit the brake in reverse the caliper slammed into the inside of the rear wheel. I pulled into the garage just as the tire was going down and jacked it up enough to see the caliper laying in the wheel, the brake hose ripped loose and a hole in my rim. I could also see the aluminum caliper mounting bracket (part of the baer conversion kit) had one corner sheared off.
I don't know if the forward fastener backed out or failed or if the aluminum bracket was somehow damaged. I'll do the autopsy tonight and get more information. None of the work we did was anywhere close to the brakes.
Bottom line-whatever happened it is my responsibility and therefore my fault. Double and triple check fasteners!