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Caliber broke off while driving tonight


Dylanhat

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Tonight was driving up to my brothers place in Green Lake. Was just past the Mercer Island Tunnel on I-90 west and my front left wheel locked up. Thankfully there weren't any cars to the left of me so pulled over into the HOV lane (?). After closer inspection noticed that my front left tire was done for and that my caliber had broken off. The first bolt on the Wilwoods broke off while the 2nd one sheered off. Do you guys have any ideas on why this occured? Whatever it was I am fine and can all be fixed. Attached are some photos of the caliber. BTW have had brakes for a while.

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Thanks!

76 Sahara 2002

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More photos:

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Trying to show that there are grooves, the nut is stuck in place

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Nipple destroyed (what cut into tire?)

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Showing how warped the nut is

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Chunk gone

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Caliber sitting on spare at the side of the highway (wish I took more photos off what it all looked like)

Will get more info on all this tomm. have a good night and stay safe

76 Sahara 2002

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Well shit! That aint good!! What size are those wheels? 14's? If so I believe you HAVE to have 15" wheels on that Wilwood setup.

-Nathan
'76 2002 in Malaga (110k Original, 2nd Owner, sat for 20 years and now a toy)
'86 Chevy K20 (6.2 Turbo Diesel build) & '46 Chevy 2 Ton Dump Truck
'74 Suzuki TS185, '68 BSA A65 Lightning (garage find), '74 BMW R90S US Spec #2

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