Air Brake Calipers....YIKES !!! (UPDATE)

Executive wrote:
When we were flooded in Foley last year the calipers got submerged. When we left the caliper hung up. I was able to free it and it seemed ok. We are now in Arizona and as part of my annual coach check up I checked the calipers and discovered one was completely rusted. Ugly situation. I found a set in Michigan but it appears they are rebuilds from China but still $1K each. IMHO, it's too important not to put the best I can find on the coach. The issue with the calipers is there was a patent infringement so they weren't too many made. Supply and demand I guess.

80,000 miles on the coach.

Extended warranty won't cover it because it's a rust situation. I'm waiting to hear from my insurance company....Dennis

Should be covered by insurance if you filed a claim for the original damage. That is assuming rust was really covered by flooding. Don't the brake calipers get pretty wet anyway? How can rust be a problem for them? In any event, it's problems like this that cause most insurance companies to simply total out vehicles that get flooded. They are on the hook for any future damage that is discovered that was caused by the flood, so it's easier for them to simply total it out, pay you off, and sell it at auction. The new buyer is then stuck with any new damage that surfaces.