Bosch brake calipers: good quality or not??
I just had my rear brakes redone on my diesel pusher--calipers, pads, rotors, etc. The shop seemed reluctant to use Bosch even though that is what the original equipment was, but they didn't mention a...
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bluebarry1964b wrote:daveshan wrote:
I'm betting he has a 2003 Holiday Rambler Neptune.
Bosch had some issues with the caliper pistons causing brake dragging, gave them a bad name in some circles. From what I have heard the issues are pretty much over.
Yes, it's a Holiday Rambler Neptune, with a Roadmaster chassis. Good to hear that the issues seem to be resolved. I only questioned it because of the fact that the shop that did the rear brakes didn't want to put Bosch calipers on. I wasn't sure what that was about.
Since you have the Roadmaster chassis, the Bosch calipers were never a problem. It was the Workhorse chassis that had the dragging brake problems with the Bosch calipers. Since then, the Bosch calipers were redesigned and the affected brakes, on the Workhorse chassis coaches were repaired by a recall notice.
