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Originally Posted by RayJack
Update
I got in touch with Kodiak (Rockwell American) and they sent me bracket, calipers, pads, clips and bolts which is suppose to fix my brake dragging problem. I’m in the process of bench assembling the brake units to insure everything is right before I move to installation.
The order was sent minus 2 brakes hoses and the bearing seals. It seems that there is a holdup at the Long Beach port and parts are running low.
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When bench assembling the brake system I found that I had to removed the paint and a machining burr or two from the bracket, calipers, and clip mating surfaces in order to have the calipers free floating. All parts were labeled so they would be installed exactly as they were assemble on the bench because mixing up parts seemed to produced inconsistent results. I also found that the old (original) caliper and clips would work just fine on the new bracket but the old and new caliper and clips would not work on the old bracket.
The new brakes were installed along with repacking the bearings and replacing the oil seals. No cracks or defects were evident on the flexible brake hose flairs so they were reused. Bleeding the brakes uncovered a crack/flaw in one of the caliper casings. Kodiak sent a replacement and installation was completed. After doing the brake break-in (burnishing) the brakes seemed to be more effective then the original. A final check showed no leaks, no bent clips (yet), and there is brake drag (wheels freely turn).
We’ll see how all this works out on our trip next month.
r@Y
2019 DRV MS, 2015 F350
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