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Old May 15, 2008 | 07:11 AM
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I removed the emergency brake shoes and hardware on my vehicle a few weeks ago. I noticed when I put the rear calipers on they seem much more loose. I took the vehicle out and when I applied the brakes I could hear the LR rotor and the the caliper make noise. I removed the LR wheel to see if the caliper was secured to its bracket and it was. For me this is another pita with this brake system and I am just counting the days when those caliper brackets are done by the machinist so I can convert to the C5 calipers. In the meantime I have to deal with this brake system and I am wondering if the "looseness"
of the caliper and the rotor is due to not having the emergency brake shoes in the hat of the rotor?
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