Has anyone changed their own brakes?
I need to replace brakes on my 1997 Damon Hornet 2754b, Ford E-Superduty Chassis. Is this something I can take care of myself? I can change brakes on a car.
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Hi Dave-
At 50,000 I have developed a shimmy when the brakes are applied at speed. My daughter got the brakes hot twice in mtn driving last summer, so I'm thinkin' I have warped rotors. I too have done cars ..... piece of cake, basically; but, like you, I wondered about tackling my E450. So I signed up for the Chilton DIY online manual for it to get a "feel". Kinda took the wind out of my sails when I saw that the fronts do not have separate rotors.....it is one gigantic piece with hub, bearings, rotor and all; so caliper mounting plate removal, pressing bearings out of the old and into the new + new inner seal etc comes into play. If the rotors had been separate, I might have gone for it, but now I am thinkin' "life's too short" to tackle this one + brakes by the pros be "cheaper n bones". lol
The steps in Chilton's were very clear and informative so maybe you could go this route. I believe they even have a short "free trial" deal that might work for you re making the decision?
Good luck with the fix, and safe travels to ya..... ed s
At 50,000 I have developed a shimmy when the brakes are applied at speed. My daughter got the brakes hot twice in mtn driving last summer, so I'm thinkin' I have warped rotors. I too have done cars ..... piece of cake, basically; but, like you, I wondered about tackling my E450. So I signed up for the Chilton DIY online manual for it to get a "feel". Kinda took the wind out of my sails when I saw that the fronts do not have separate rotors.....it is one gigantic piece with hub, bearings, rotor and all; so caliper mounting plate removal, pressing bearings out of the old and into the new + new inner seal etc comes into play. If the rotors had been separate, I might have gone for it, but now I am thinkin' "life's too short" to tackle this one + brakes by the pros be "cheaper n bones". lol
The steps in Chilton's were very clear and informative so maybe you could go this route. I believe they even have a short "free trial" deal that might work for you re making the decision?
Good luck with the fix, and safe travels to ya..... ed s
