I hate the guy who decided how to mouont calipers on a D60.....rant

[SchnorrCS]

Yea....Whoever came up with that "Slide Block" idea for mounting calipers on a D60 can eat a big one. Then the PO of my 60 decided to WELD the farkers in!!!!!!!! F!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did hit them hard enough to break the weld, so it will move a little, apparently he was no better of a welder then a thinker. So now how the hell do I get them out, can I get new ones to replace them since I will have to beat the sh!t out of them to get them out or can I get an idea to make them slide bolt style? And I also can't get the napa hoses to work. Hole in the block for the caliper is to small, so I measureed the banjo bolt, drilled it out and am praying it will seal. Or else I'm screwed. Any ideas? Think I asked a question in there somewhere....

 

[Jason4x4]

I drilled out the hoses on mine, sealed fine.

 

[SchnorrCS]

First good news of the day....

 

[onetonbb74]

you can buy replacement slide block and wedge spring parts for the dana 60.

 

[SchnorrCS]

All mine appears to have is the slide block. What is this wedge spring you speak of? Got a pic? It'd be cool if you did...

 

[twoslo4five0]

i hate that little allen head screw on the calipers..i bought new ones with new calipers and bolt the bolt of EASILY

 

[SchnorrCS]

And why is my 60 apparantly the only 60 that the friggin banjo bolts off my ten bolt won't work? The banjo bolts on my 60 have like 5/8ths heads on them!!!!!!!

 

[onetonbb74]

im at work, ill get a pic of my spares later.

 

[SchnorrCS]

that would be great!!!!!

 

[BGKYK5]

My D60 was missing the spring on one side. Can you get the replacement parts at Autozone or similar?

 

[JpEater]

For the caliper hardware just go to any parts store and tell them you need a caliper hardware kit for your axle. It will come with the slide, the spring and a new bolt. Most any parts stores should have one on the shelf.

 

[BGKYK5]

 

[udy2554]

The little wedge spring came with my new calipers, also had the new bolt in the package. I think I paid $44 for each with a core. Not too bad I think. Now I need to make time to install them. I also had to drill out my banjo bolts. I forgot what drill size I used, but I believe it's the copper washers that actually seal them. No probs so far hanging from the new extended lines. Lazy and snow are a bad mix for progress.

 

[SchnorrCS]

So I did figure out that the banjos on the 10 bolt I had were 10mm and the ones on the 60 are 7/16. I thought it was just a few years had the 7/16. Maybe I'll try and search.....

 

[SchnorrCS]

So it's a 77 or 78.5 60....
Gotta love the search feature.....

 

[SnackPack]

So it's a 77 or 78.5 60....
Gotta love the search feature.....

Check the BOM number with pirate's D60 bible. It'll tell ya. I got reman bendix calipers from Checker... $32/pc, $25 core. Comes with the wedge springs and screws. For "new" calipers, it's a no-brainer.

 

[SchnorrCS]

Problem is, I can't get the old one off on the drivers side.

 

[sope]

I had to drill out my banjo's too. No problems.

 

[onetonbb74]

here is the link for autozone on the brake wedge and spring.

http://www.autozone.com/selectedZip...itialvehicleId,1280603/shopping/selectZip.htm

 

[SnackPack]

Problem is, I can't get the old one off on the drivers side.

it's welded on? I can't image it being too hard to grind or cut off. If you damage it, I think I have spare wedges.