Mud-club
Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: landyman Ash on November 25, 2005, 09:45:39
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Yep, caliper snapped :shock: :shock: :shock:
Was in a serious deep, sticky hole stuck, winched out and when I next used the brakes they failed :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Put it on the trailer as I could see a pipe going to the caliper snagged and kinked. Thought nothing of it till I cleaned it and then I noticed it was not attached!!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Got some Disco ones on now :D :D
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just goes to show the forces that can be applied when your offroad
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Yep, caliper snapped :shock: :shock: :shock:
:shock: WOW! That must have took some force!
Got some Disco ones on now :D :D
I take it they are stronger....
.... makes me a little happier then (as I have 4!)
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Jeez, that sbad
never seen that before
might be something to do with that halfords-boy-racer-red paint you have put on them somehow causing metal fatigue!!!!
:wink: :wink:
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Its not a build up of mud and crap on the hub forced it over and snapped it possibly? Its bloody strong in the right direction, but if you imagine forcing a wedge of mud between the hub and the caliper body, then you are applying the forces in all the wrong directions.....
You didnt just break it trying to change the brake pads did you? :lol:
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Or had you got them hot and then given them a dip in freezing water. Certainly seen discs fail that way!
H
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Or had you got them hot and then given them a dip in freezing water. Certainly seen discs fail that way!
H
And turbo-casings.....
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I have had a rear one snap in the same way on the hybrid.
Mike
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Yep - a few years back on AWDC Comp on Salisbury Plain. In was the Simmonite sisters. The drive flange failed and the outward movement of the disc just tore the caliper in two. Left a wheel, hub, disk and half shaft rolling down the hill as one, with a hobbled Simmbughini limping off in t'other direction. Ended their day.
Don't quite think it was the failure in this case, though!
cheers
8)
Eeyore
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I think something must of wedged itself and snapped it.
I apologise about the boy racer paint. I was yound and naive :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: