I’m driving around right now with brakes that actually don’t really work. They just barely stop the vehicle. I am using my exhaust brake mostly to stop it, and then it just barely will stop the last bit with the regular brakes.It has been a logistical nightmare trying to get this fixed on the road as a full timer. Either nobody wants to do it, because they are too lazy to use a floor jack, or they want me to remove the truck camper which means I have to dump all of my water and take all of that time. ( I am very busy working not retired.) Or, they are charging me $300 for an everyday caliper.Every time I have someone work on this truck, they break something. I am sick and tired of letting other people do the work on it just because I am full timing and traveling.What I would like to do is stop into a campground and do a quick brake job. What are the odds I could do this? I am currently in upstate New York. Would a campground let me do it if I ask them? Or would that be an automatic no? Should I just try to do it quietly?Any other thoughts? The Walmart parking lot option does not seem good to me because it is dangerous to do that. I’m not cheap. I’m happy to pay. But I don’t like the quality of work that people do on my truck.

well stop at the CG and ask. if you got the tools ,it ain,t rocket science. pads ,calipers ,rotors . and be done with it.might even hire a helper.

midnightsadie wrote:well stop at the CG and ask. if you got the tools ,it ain,t rocket science. pads ,calipers ,rotors . and be done with it.might even hire a helper.Well, that’s just it. Stop at what campground? There are dozens of them. I guess start calling around and asking? Has anyone ever done something like this before? I thought this was very much frowned upon.I don’t stay at campgrounds very often. I’ve only stayed maybe four or five times. So I’m not all that familiar with how the rules and regulations are.

First--> do not forget your emergency brake. It works and it's there just for this reason.Now why I know that, I was towing a 34ft fiver just south of Calgary and had a brake piston fail. The emergency brake worked well and I did an emergency brake job in the camp ground. No one said a thing about it. Finding a auto parts store in Calgary was oddly difficult being conditioned to the large number of that type of shop in any American city. They also charged two to three times as much.

Calling and asking is the best advice. We would say "no. Too much risk of an accident and not everyone is neat and careful about cleanup. Also most people would actively avoid stayiing in an auto repair yard and that is what the park would appear to be to your neighbors. However not all parks think alike, so call around.

if you don,t stay at CG, find a wal mart and swear you broke down, had mine changed in a P.A fair grounds one time caliper locked up. p.s. got a jack and 4x4,s that can handle it.

Can I Get Away With a Quick Brake Job in a Campground?

HadEnough
Explorer
May 30, 2019
midnightsadie wrote:
if you don,t stay at CG, find a wal mart and swear you broke down, had mine changed in a P.A fair grounds one time caliper locked up. p.s. got a jack and 4x4,s that can handle it.

Wouldn’t be far from the truth. It’s getting very challenging to stop in small-town areas. Like where there is a red light or a stop sign. It’s really not working anymore. And the brake fluid is gone. And the emergency brake doesn’t work either. LOL
midnightsadie
Explorer II
May 30, 2019
if you don,t stay at CG, find a wal mart and swear you broke down, had mine changed in a P.A fair grounds one time caliper locked up. p.s. got a jack and 4x4,s that can handle it.
westernrvparkow
Explorer
May 30, 2019
Calling and asking is the best advice. We would say "no. Too much risk of an accident and not everyone is neat and careful about cleanup. Also most people would actively avoid stayiing in an auto repair yard and that is what the park would appear to be to your neighbors. However not all parks think alike, so call around.
agesilaus
Explorer III
May 30, 2019
First--> do not forget your emergency brake. It works and it's there just for this reason.

Now why I know that, I was towing a 34ft fiver just south of Calgary and had a brake piston fail. The emergency brake worked well and I did an emergency brake job in the camp ground. No one said a thing about it. Finding a auto parts store in Calgary was oddly difficult being conditioned to the large number of that type of shop in any American city. They also charged two to three times as much.
HadEnough
Explorer
May 30, 2019
midnightsadie wrote:
well stop at the CG and ask. if you got the tools ,it ain,t rocket science. pads ,calipers ,rotors . and be done with it.might even hire a helper.

Well, that’s just it. Stop at what campground? There are dozens of them. I guess start calling around and asking? Has anyone ever done something like this before? I thought this was very much frowned upon.

I don’t stay at campgrounds very often. I’ve only stayed maybe four or five times. So I’m not all that familiar with how the rules and regulations are.
midnightsadie
Explorer II
May 30, 2019
well stop at the CG and ask. if you got the tools ,it ain,t rocket science. pads ,calipers ,rotors . and be done with it.might even hire a helper.

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