All it was, was a simple brake pad change. Out with the old, in with the new. After I extracted a broken caliper bolt (dummy move number 1) I proceeded to put the brake pads on the rotors. No problem there. .Then I go to squeeze the brake plunger back into the caliper, and blamo.. fluid everywhere.. Looks like one of my boots sprung a leak. Crap.. Well.. I rush to the auto parts store, and no such luck, I can't just get the boot, I have to buy an entire caliper $92.00 later at autozone, plus a $50 core for the old one. DAMNIT. Nothing ever goes right. To top it off, the new caliper won't show up till Friday.. so the truck is on jackstands right now, and because of where it is parked, I can't even get in there to do the drivers side until I finish the passenger side. Damnit all.

Scott

 

You lost me Scott. The only thing the boots do is act as a dust cover for the pistons. Were did the brake fluid exactly come from? When you pushed the pistons in, how did you do it? Did you crack one of the bleeder screws and forget you did and thats why the fluid shot out. I find it hard to believe you got a bad caliper for as new as your truck is???

 

+1 on the boot. On my truck the boot is a dust cover as well. The piston itself could leak around the seal, but not likely.

 

odd. as said twice above the seal around the piston is the fluid barrier. i'd bet it's been leaking for a while and collapsing the piston just made you aware of it.

no brake pull or uneven pad wear?

 

It probably has been leaking for a while, and I just did not know it. The pads were wearing a little uneven, now that I looked at em. All I know is, when I went to collapse the pistons, brake fluid shot out of one of the piston boots. Don't ask me why. Who knows, but hopefully its only one one side, so I don't have to replace the caliper on the other side when I do that..
Scott

 

Got everything back together, and the brakes bled. Stops great now. My only complaint about the new caliper is the bleeder screw on the new one is metric 10mm, and the factory caliper is 7/16"... Go figure. Oh well. All is well, and the truck is back on the road. Next up is a leveling kit and shocks, as well as some new 35's.
Scott