05Single's virgin build thread. 03 tahoe

Tonyrodz said:

Pitman and idler arm is typical. Real lucky on the caliper!

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HiHoeSilver said:

Is the phone # not working, or your mechanic is #notworking? Lol

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ScottyBoy said:

Yeah, you dodged a MAJOR bullet with that caliper! And it sounds like it was a front caliper, so that would have been even worse than my rear caliper bracket bolt coming out at 75mph. Not only would it have cut your wheel in half, but who knows if you would have been able to SAFELY stop the truck if that happened at 75mph?? Glad you are still with us buddy, because it's a very good chance that would have been a bad or even fatal crash if that happened to a front caliper at highway speeds.

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05Single said:

I checked everything to see what it could be. Couldn’t find what was making that noise. Then I had to drove to work and take the hwy at 70 mph all this week till I had my buddy check it out yesterday. He couldn’t find anything either. Then he grabbed the rotor looking for play in the hub and I saw the caliper move. I was like wait a sec and grabbed it and shook it and that was the exact noise it was making. We stopped and looked at each other like WTF. Tightened it down , then checked the passengers side to make sure it was tight.
Yes indeed that could’ve been catastrophic, so lucky. Someone looking over me. I’ve never had anything like this happen to me in all my years of wrenching since I was 14. I seriously could’ve killed someone or myself. Makes me stop and take a look back. I’m definitely disappointed in myself. But like I said I post all wins and losses on here so people can hopefully learn from my mistakes.
So lesson learned boys and girls, make sure you tighten your $HIT!!! I thought it was but apparently it wasn’t, but it didn’t happen till I put those 26s on either. More shakes and rattles on a 30 series low pro tire

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05Single said:

Interesting. Rub in the front or rear ?

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BADRIDES said:

rear

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05Single said:

Ah yea my 20s barely have a gap next to the plastic. I imagine next size up would rub for sure

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05Single said:

I checked everything to see what it could be. Couldn’t find what was making that noise. Then I had to drove to work and take the hwy at 70 mph all this week till I had my buddy check it out yesterday. He couldn’t find anything either. Then he grabbed the rotor looking for play in the hub and I saw the caliper move. I was like wait a sec and grabbed it and shook it and that was the exact noise it was making. We stopped and looked at each other like WTF. Tightened it down , then checked the passengers side to make sure it was tight.
Yes indeed that could’ve been catastrophic, so lucky. Someone looking over me. I’ve never had anything like this happen to me in all my years of wrenching since I was 14. I seriously could’ve killed someone or myself. Makes me stop and take a look back. I’m definitely disappointed in myself. But like I said I post all wins and losses on here so people can hopefully learn from my mistakes.
So lesson learned boys and girls, make sure you tighten your $HIT!!! I thought it was but apparently it wasn’t, but it didn’t happen till I put those 26s on either. More shakes and rattles on a 30 series low pro tire

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ArcticYukon said:

Takes a big man to admit his mistakes and learn from them. Even bigger man to broadcast them to his friends and strangers. Keep up the good work, brother. Glad it didn't cause any major issues or an accident. Live and learn!

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