K3Ntegra
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The front left & right brake pads are new. The front left rotor is new, and it replaced an old one that became warped.
While replacing the brake pads I mistakenly loosened the screw of the brake line, and then tightened it again. I noticed some brake fluid spill on the ground.
I also hit the old warped rotor (thankfully just the left one), with a hammer, to try and remove it. That may have damaged the hub, but I don't think so. I used this method, to remove the rotor. That method slightly damaged a wheel stud thread, but I was able to fix it with this tool.
I did place some silicone lube on the left caliper brake piston, to see if a squeaking noise would go away. The noise was due to a new brake hardware kit that was falsely labeled as compatible. I later used brake cleaner to to clean the surface of the brake piston, to try and get some silicone lube off. That may have been pointless.
After searching on Google, some suggested that the tie rod may be responsible. I inspected the left tie rod, and it seems to be in working order.
While the left caliper was fastened on the brake bracket, I did lightly hit it and forcefully shake it, to see if it was loose. Unlike the front right caliper, the left caliper did slightly move/shake around a bit, and may be causing rattling sounds every once in while, when hitting a bump.
Before I performed the brake job, the 1 side of the front left pads, were badly worn, where the front right still had some much more "meat left". There was a squealing sound on the left before I performed the brake job.
The mechanic that did the last 2 brake jobs on the front, let the caliper hang by the brake line.
The newer mechanic I go to now, says it's cheaper to buy a new caliper than to rebuild the old one.
This is the cheapest 'new', caliper I can find: http://www.autozone.com/1/products/217028-brake-caliper-duralast-reman-c8856.html
What would be the proper steps to try and diagnose this problem, before buying a new caliper?
While replacing the brake pads I mistakenly loosened the screw of the brake line, and then tightened it again. I noticed some brake fluid spill on the ground.
I also hit the old warped rotor (thankfully just the left one), with a hammer, to try and remove it. That may have damaged the hub, but I don't think so. I used this method, to remove the rotor. That method slightly damaged a wheel stud thread, but I was able to fix it with this tool.
I did place some silicone lube on the left caliper brake piston, to see if a squeaking noise would go away. The noise was due to a new brake hardware kit that was falsely labeled as compatible. I later used brake cleaner to to clean the surface of the brake piston, to try and get some silicone lube off. That may have been pointless.
After searching on Google, some suggested that the tie rod may be responsible. I inspected the left tie rod, and it seems to be in working order.
While the left caliper was fastened on the brake bracket, I did lightly hit it and forcefully shake it, to see if it was loose. Unlike the front right caliper, the left caliper did slightly move/shake around a bit, and may be causing rattling sounds every once in while, when hitting a bump.
Before I performed the brake job, the 1 side of the front left pads, were badly worn, where the front right still had some much more "meat left". There was a squealing sound on the left before I performed the brake job.
The mechanic that did the last 2 brake jobs on the front, let the caliper hang by the brake line.
The newer mechanic I go to now, says it's cheaper to buy a new caliper than to rebuild the old one.
This is the cheapest 'new', caliper I can find: http://www.autozone.com/1/products/217028-brake-caliper-duralast-reman-c8856.html
What would be the proper steps to try and diagnose this problem, before buying a new caliper?