Ya know, you my be right, Brew. I forgot the pins Ford used on the early RBV's. Those are pure junk. I still might have a couple of those in my parts bins. You beat those in with a hammer... it's just two pieces of metal between rubber. They gum up pretty easy. Dang... I forgot about those.

EDIT: Yeah... these **** poor excuses for caliper pins.

 

White, that's what I saw too that had me worried. I hope I can just buy new lines.

Brew, those had me confused for a second. I was looking for bolts and didnt know what the hell i was looking at with those pins.

 

JP, those pins just hammer out. I use a chisel and hammer to get them out. The problem with those is, they need to be lubed. But there is also not anything protecting the lube from the elements, so they collect dust and road grime.

Hit a milestone today.

 

I reckon I'll grab a cold chisel and work those things out. Im betting i snap a brake line in the process. Lol

Do you remember if your 1st gen Explorer had this style caliper? A d35 would be a good upgrade for this rig.

I was watching your wiring mess video today!

 

Yes it did. It all changed in 1995 for the Explorer and Ranger.

The Mazda Navajo will have what you're looking for too.

EDIT: The D35 TTB went all the way to 97 on the Ranger. I would bet you could get the better brakes to work fine if you got a 95-97 Ranger setup.

 

Hopefully this turns up some closure for the *** family.

https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-...jFe-gG7wyBcrT0

 

If I can find one ill do that swap sooner rather than later. For now im going to get new lines and slides and see where that leaves me.

 

I gotta figure out why my dryer keeps eating timers. This is the 4th one it's eaten now.... third in under 2 years time. It also eats elements about once a year. Might be time to get a new one.

 

Yea, they don't slide very good lol.

The best stuff I've used for the pins is 3M paste. It's a dielectric, -little pricey tho, -



I've used Permatex Purple in the past as well. It's cheaper. The only bad thing about that stuff is it doesn't keep the dust covers sealed for long...then contaminates. That might be due to the ceramic formulation, not sure. The 3M puts that stuff it to shame.

 

That stuff isn't cheap. Timers especially....even the none digital units can get near 100 bucks.

I can say without a doubt, both those parts you've replaced should last many years.

Iduno, make sure your not purchasing knock-off replacements.