Why is it that whenever I try to be NICE to the car by fixing something, it just breaks next time twice as bad? I've posted about the rear caliper issues, and after determining the parking brake was realeasing decided to try a junkyard caliper. Obviously never binded on the car I got it off of. So I put it on my car. Bled it until there was nothing but CLEAR, BRAND NAME, BRAND NEW brake fluid coming out. Drive up to get mom for lunch break, and when I got there the rear pad on that caliper was on FIRE!!!! so two queations I guess:
1.) Is 38 bucks for a caliper (bumper to bumper/oreilly) worth it with a 35 core? (Car quest wants 98 plus 70 dollar core)
2/) Mechanic put it in? Maybe Im doing something wrong? If so, how much time does it take? (to get an idea of labor)
If only I had never touched the rears (they ahd a little bit left at 135,700k gone 2000 with troubles all the way)
Thanks for ANY help/ideas
