Split caliper bracket??

flhmfd · Post by **flhmfd** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:17 pm

Dealer mentioned that some bracket that holds the caliper on was split or something. It definitly rattles, but they couldn't really tell me what the part I needed was. Any ideas?

gilly02le · Post by **gilly02le** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:11 pm

The knuckle is what the calipers bolt to, so i'm guessing that's what they are talking about....

flhmfd · Post by **flhmfd** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:17 pm

Pics? I can't visualize it. I need a replacent? What do they usually cost?

gilly02le · Post by **gilly02le** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:15 am

Gimme a few i'll find you a picture. Also, are you wondering for front or rear.

I'm not 100% sure on price, but i'd likely just get one from a junkyard since they are abundant, so long as its an r/t, or 00-01lx. They are cast iron so its hard to imagine how they cracked, but yea, see if you can track down a new one, if not, junkyard trip.

flhmfd · Post by **flhmfd** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:27 pm

I want srt knuckles now so I can run 225 50 16 on silverstones...

gilly02le · Post by **gilly02le** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:39 pm

forgot about the fact that with srt knuckles, you can run wider rears because the tension strut mounts are moved slightly.

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:32 pm

Why don't you just pull the wheel and look

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:11 am

I just don't see a dealer letting you drive away with a failure of that magnatude, with out you signing a waiver. The liabilty would be way more than they would risk. If it failed, chances would be high,that injury, or death would be the key words in the accident report.

If there was any kind of structural failure in the knuckle it wouldn't bode well. You would prolly spin the car if braking in a panic stop, or hard brake situation. Because there would no longer be brakes on one side. The caliper would rotate with the rotor, until the line failed.

Even if it was one of the small ears that the pins thread into, there is a huge risk.