OT - What are you doing right now?

Ozzie_Isaac

@nolaegghead I make the best posts with the best pictures and the best words with the best punctuation.

DuckDogDr

@nolaegghead you have completely brightened my day...

nolaegghead

DuckDogDr said:

@nolaegghead you have completely brightened my day...

@DuckDogDr

Working off very limited information....

My guess is your calipers didn't release. The friction caused the heat, smoke and a total failure of your brakes (front?).

There are some other reasons this could have happened...sometimes a grove in the rotor can lock the pads, sometimes the pins the calipers float on can stick, less common is a problem with the mechanics and brake master cylinder (the return holes get stopped up) and very very rare is a problem with the ABS.   Also, almost non-existant, would be a pump issue for the brake assist (diesels have no vacuum).

So for front brakes (rear are cheaper)

New calipers - about $90 each, but a rebuild kit is around $4.

New rotors - about $35-45 each

Pads - about $45 a set

Plus new fluid, pins, bolts - maybe $30 in misc.

So if you rebuild the rotors, assuming the pistons and casings are fine, you're looking at a total of around $180 plus your time.  Add 180 or so to that if you buy new calipers.   Not that bad, really.  The amount of work replacing calipers is the same as just doing pads/rotors except you'll need to replace your brake fluid, which it sounds like you need to do anyway - likely that was the cause of this whole problem. 

Again, I'd need some history on the truck.

Prices may vary, I looked them up based on a late 2000s 2500 diesel.  I have a Ram also, did my back brakes/rotors a few months back, cost me $85.  Did my brake fluid a few years back, so it should be fine for another year or two.

nolaegghead

Ozzie_Isaac said:

@nolaegghead I make the best posts with the best pictures and the best words with the best punctuation.

I know, I always have to share the best of the best!!!

@DuckDogDr might want to inspect the wheel bearings for grease leakage or a burning oil smell.  If the rotors got hot, so did the wheel bearing.  Good chance they are fine, but if there's play or a weird sound when you turn the wheels, better to dig deeper rather than finish the brakes and then have to tear the brakes off again to replace the wheel bearings.

buzzvol

RiverBBQ said:

Jeremiah said:

Now that’s funny. 

That’s a mile from the office. 

That billboard had "RESPECT" on it this evening.  Thought that was cool.

Eoin

Not wishing to load on the misery @DuckDogDr but it could also be the flexi lines to the calipers. If these degrade they collapse inside and can act as a one way valve, letting the pressure in but not out again (not quickly enough, anyway). I had this on the rears on my camper, bound up and got hot.

thetrim

Feeling a little like @YukonRon this morning as I hike thru Kings Canyon in the Sierra Nevadas out in California (sort of)

frazzdaddy

nolaegghead said:

frazzdaddy said:

nolaegghead said:

@frazzdaddy Bengal.  he's more dog than cat

He is spectacular. When I said Serval I actualy ment Savannah. Not the same though, he is all domestic?

@frazzdaddy Thanks!  He is domesticated, some what.  Bengals are hybrids between wild Asian Leopard Cats asd domestic Tabby cats.  Takes 4 generationx (F1, F2, F3 and F4) of progressively less wild cats before they are considered domesticated.  That said, he's a handful.

We have a tiger rescue 2 miles from our place and one of my guys volunteers for another. They get Savannah's from time to time (hybrid Serval and tabby) and one day I may try to take one. SWMBO is afraid it might eat the boxers. 

kl8ton

@nolaegghead
My brake job pricing estimate is having a shop do it.  My brakes were on fire and i pulled into a Belle Tire.  Asked if they could fix it right then and there.  They said yes.  I walked to movie theater and they fixed it while I watched a movie.  

@Sea2Ski

You have to get a mill to cut those down for you and they will have to dry for a couple years before you use them.  My buddy needed some help with this himself.  We got these on the trailer one night.  Took some ingenuity, use of fulcrum points, diesel truck, equipment trailer, and a tow strap.  It is a good time.  Are you splitting by hand or are you using a log splitter.  I like having firewood too!  I just can't keep up.

YukonRon

thetrim said:

Feeling a little like @YukonRon this morning as I hike thru Kings Canyon in the Sierra Nevadas out in California (sort of)

Lace them up tight. It will be an awesome hike. Hydrate like a MF, and roll with some high energy foods. Be mindful of the air at elevation, the smoke can be pretty difficult to deal with in a lower oxygen environment, (3-4K feet + from all the wildfires). 

DMW

The rain just keeps coming.


Just pulled half the butts off, the left side was running hotter than right side.

NC_Egghead

@Sea2Ski, if you can find someone with a portable sawmill, that would be ideal. They usually know best how to get the most out of what you want from a tree like that. It also saves the hassle of loading that mother on a trailer. Then, like @kl8ton said, you will need to stack/sticker the boards and let them properly air dry for a couple years. That’s a nice score!

DuckDogDr

Went to local Napa again today, I've been in there enough with my old scout and now this...the  guys know me.

They hooked me up on price , caliper, rotor, and new pads $500 out the door.....wound up being.cheaper than rockauto would have been.
They had to order parts too...so continuing to break everything down until this PM 

Sea2Ski

NC_Egghead said:

@Sea2Ski, if you can find someone with a portable sawmill, that would be ideal. They usually know best how to get the most out of what you want from a tree like that. It also saves the hassle of loading that mother on a trailer. Then, like @kl8ton said, you will need to stack/sticker the boards and let them properly air dry for a couple years. That’s a nice score!

Thanks @NC_Egghead and @kl8ton doing a bunch of research now.  I think having a guy to come to me might be the best bet as you said.  Then, based on what I have read, I can get the boards stickered and stacked in the attic above my garage a few boards high and strap to the rafters to try and prevent warping.

Now I have to decide what thickness I want the boards cut to. Ish...  this is a process. 

nolaegghead

Sea2Ski said:

NC_Egghead said:

@Sea2Ski, if you can find someone with a portable sawmill, that would be ideal. They usually know best how to get the most out of what you want from a tree like that. It also saves the hassle of loading that mother on a trailer. Then, like @kl8ton said, you will need to stack/sticker the boards and let them properly air dry for a couple years. That’s a nice score!

Thanks @NC_Egghead and @kl8ton doing a bunch of research now.  I think having a guy to come to me might be the best bet as you said.  Then, based on what I have read, I can get the boards stickered and stacked in the attic above my garage a few boards high and strap to the rafters to try and prevent warping.

Now I have to decide what thickness I want the boards cut to. Ish...  this is a process. 

I would cut to 2.25".  That way you can resaw them. 

Acn

Flight delayed at LAX.  Moving to Bloody Mary #2.

johnmitchell

DuckDogDr said:

Went to local Napa again today, I've been in there enough with my old scout and now this...the  guys know me.

They hooked me up on price , caliper, rotor, and new pads $500 out the door.....wound up being.cheaper than rockauto would have been.
They had to order parts too...so continuing to break everything down until this PM 

Sell the damn thing and buy a second hand Range Rover !!!

fishlessman

johnmitchell said:

DuckDogDr said:

Went to local Napa again today, I've been in there enough with my old scout and now this...the  guys know me.

They hooked me up on price , caliper, rotor, and new pads $500 out the door.....wound up being.cheaper than rockauto would have been.
They had to order parts too...so continuing to break everything down until this PM 

Sell the damn thing and buy a second hand Range Rover !!!

so far im up 13k with the whole side replaced new less 20 bucks for a rover license plate bracket and 9 bucks for landrover tyre pressure caps     oh forgot the 5.99 to have it washed, thats where you get nickel-ed and dimed.....bastards

Hans61

Iowa State Fair

frazzdaddy

Sea2Ski said:

NC_Egghead said:

@Sea2Ski, if you can find someone with a portable sawmill, that would be ideal. They usually know best how to get the most out of what you want from a tree like that. It also saves the hassle of loading that mother on a trailer. Then, like @kl8ton said, you will need to stack/sticker the boards and let them properly air dry for a couple years. That’s a nice score!

Thanks @NC_Egghead and @kl8ton doing a bunch of research now.  I think having a guy to come to me might be the best bet as you said.  Then, based on what I have read, I can get the boards stickered and stacked in the attic above my garage a few boards high and strap to the rafters to try and prevent warping.

Now I have to decide what thickness I want the boards cut to. Ish...  this is a process. 

If you have any questions PM me. I'll ask my buddy and neighbor.He has a sawmill and builds cabinets for a living and furniture as a hobby/side job. His  Jefferson replica desks sell for 3/5k. He has racks of raw slabs he has harvested off our properties.   

Ozzie_Isaac

wondering if I should clear my notifications ....

lousubcap

@Ozzie_Isaac - Don't you get bonus points for mega notifications??  You must be close to the BGE platinum service level... 

Ozzie_Isaac

lousubcap said:

@Ozzie_Isaac - Don't you get bonus points for mega notifications??  You must be close to the BGE platinum service level... 

 I have almost earned a set of BGE salt & pepper shakers

JohnInCarolina

Just bought my tickets to Israel in October.  The itinerary isn't terrible but I bit the bullet and paid for the relatively short travel times on an airline I'm familiar with.  

GATraveller

JohnInCarolina said:

Just bought my tickets to Israel in October.  The itinerary isn't terrible but I bit the bullet and paid for the relatively short travel times on an airline I'm familiar with.  

That's going to be a cool trip!  

JohnInCarolina

GATraveller said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Just bought my tickets to Israel in October.  The itinerary isn't terrible but I bit the bullet and paid for the relatively short travel times on an airline I'm familiar with.  

That's going to be a cool trip!  

It will be.  There’ll be a couple of days of work related stuff for me there, but I’ll also have a few days of being a tourist.  I’m going to get to Jerusalem and Nazareth, at minimum.  I’m looking forward to it.

Jeremiah

JohnInCarolina said:

Just bought my tickets to Israel in October.  The itinerary isn't terrible but I bit the bullet and paid for the relatively short travel times on an airline I'm familiar with.  

More importantly, did @bgebrent consult with the itinerary?

DoubleEgger

JohnInCarolina said:

Just bought my tickets to Israel in October.  The itinerary isn't terrible but I bit the bullet and paid for the relatively short travel times on an airline I'm familiar with.  

I’d be flying Hezbollah Air. They aren’t going to blow up their own folks. 

bgebrent

Jeremiah said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Just bought my tickets to Israel in October.  The itinerary isn't terrible but I bit the bullet and paid for the relatively short travel times on an airline I'm familiar with.  

More importantly, did @bgebrent consult with the itinerary?

He’s flying through LaGuardia.  Serves him right

TN_Egger

Golfing in Las Cruces.  Bought me a new bag.