2001 Ford Ranger 2wd V6
The front and rear brakes were replaced 7 months ago /(9k miles)…and this happens? That “ASE” certified repair was flawless…
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That’s an upgrade, there good buddy!
Now them’s separable disks.
You’ll pay big bux for that on one uh them yooorohpea’n cars, yessir!
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I knew you’d appreciate a “certified” repair - the truck is owned by a good friend of mine in Milton Florida. Thankfully it occurred at low speed.
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Yep. Hate to have to sue some jack-leg for wrongful death…
What was the failure mode that caused this, i.e. what was done incorrectly verses a defective rotor? It isn’t immediately apparent to me from the photo. But it is definitely catastrophic.
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It looks like the casting just broke!
Is that an installation error or some kind of fatigue/crack/part flaw?
Obviously, I’m guessing, or more correctly, have no first-hand knowledge, but it LOOKS to me like the hub failed, given the lack of retaining nut in the last photo.
I could be way off, though.
EDIT: implicit in that is the notion that when a brake service was repaired 7 months ago, the wheel bearings would have been serviced, as well. This certainly gives the appearance that the brake service was not up to snuff.
Operational arrangements had disintegrated between auto parts, apparently resulting in a disconnect between the rotor and the rest of the wheel…
If my guess is right, it was not so much the arrangement between the rotor and the rest of the wheel, as it was the wheel bearing hub and the spindle’s fallout that caused all the problem. The brake rotor parting ways was secondary.
IF I am right.
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This is the Internet, it is always best to ASSuME you are right!
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If the casting broke - that would be one thing - but it wouldn’t cause the negative camber as shown in the pic of the tire/wheel still on the truck. The shop failed to service the wheel bearings (standard procedure for this type of rotor when resurfacing on a lathe).
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