Brake problem

[Intruder72]

I have a workhorse chassis on my 2002 Airstream 26' Land Yacht. My brake was dragging near my home so I quickly went back home and parked it. Smoke coming from Left front caliper and hub cap too hot to touch. My local mechanic will look at it tomorrow ( Monday). Just wanted to know are the brake parts (caliper, pads etc ) special or can he go to a regular Truck parts place and get the proper parts? Are these parts Vin # related? Do I have to order these parts special from Workhorse?
Thanks in advance , I just want to make sure that this local guy gets the proper parts and that no problems occur as a result of inferior parts replacement.

[DriVer]

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Originally Posted by Intruder72 Just wanted to know are the brake parts (caliper, pads etc ) special or can he go to a regular Truck parts place and get the proper parts?

Re manufactured calipers and new pads and rotors are available at jobbers like NAPA.

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Are these parts Vin # related? Do I have to order these parts special from Workhorse?

No the parts are not VIN# related to Workhorse only.

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Thanks in advance , I just want to make sure that this local guy gets the proper parts and that no problems occur as a result of inferior parts replacement.

Are you on a W series or a P series?

[oemtech]

Before you do any repairs.... See if Workhorse will do amything (don't hold your breath though).

[DriVer]

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Originally Posted by oemtech (don't hold your breath though).

Dale, There have been many people here that have had successful outcomes with Interim Repairs. There are some that have not. It is my opinion that those that have had successful outcomes including reimbursements outweigh those that have not.

I would encourage anyone to pursue an Interim repair with confidence.

[oemtech]

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Originally Posted by DriVer Dale, There have been many people here that have had successful outcomes with Interim Repairs. There are some that have not. It is my opinion that those that have had successful outcomes including reimbursements outweigh those that have not. I would encourage anyone to pursue an Interim repair with confidence.

I have been having a ongoing dialog with a customer over a brake issue and recommended he go to the region Workhorse rep and discuss the problem. Basically the WHRR told him no and that it failed because of lack of maintenance. IE - moisture in the brake fluid or not enough white powder residue.

[DriVer]

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Originally Posted by oemtech IE - moisture in the brake fluid or not enough white powder residue.

That just doesn't make sense - those items would seem from my point of view to be unrelated. How can he determine over the phone how much water is in the fluid and any powder residue on the seal should indicate that the condition existed. Am I wrong?

[oemtech]

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Originally Posted by DriVer That just doesn't make sense - those items would seem from my point of view to be unrelated. How can he determine over the phone how much water is in the fluid and any powder residue on the seal should indicate that the condition existed. Am I wrong?

I am just relaying what the customer said. There may be details that we don't have.

[Beachcomber]

Driver and Dale,
Why don't we answer the question that initiated this thread, rather than rehash a two-year-old debate?
It appears to me that the writer is unfamiliar with the Workhorse brake recall. Perhaps his unit is not involved but the symptoms certainly match. Maybe Driver would be kind enough to direct the writer to a summary of how to determine if his unit is involved in the recall and what Workhorse recommends as a course of action if it is.

[DriVer]

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Originally Posted by Beachcomber Driver and Dale, Why don't we answer the question that initiated this thread, rather than rehash a two-year-old debate?

I'm trying to help and waitng to hear from the OP.

[oemtech]

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Originally Posted by Beachcomber Driver and Dale, Why don't we answer the question that initiated this thread, rather than rehash a two-year-old debate? It appears to me that the writer is unfamiliar with the Workhorse brake recall. Perhaps his unit is not involved but the symptoms certainly match. Maybe Driver would be kind enough to direct the writer to a summary of how to determine if his unit is involved in the recall and what Workhorse recommends as a course of action if it is.

There is a certain criteria that Workhorse has set forth that must be met BEFORE they will repair and brake related issues before the recall. Such as:







It's at Workhorses discretion if you meet this criteria.

[DriVer]

Material pulling off of the pad and rotor as well is yet another DX item that is being sought after.

[dajudge]

I recently had my left rear brake on 06 Allegro Bay on w22 smoking when I stopped at Hot springs. I was lucky, the next day I talked the shop foreman ant the Navistar dealer across the highway from the campground to take it apart and look at it. At first he didn't want to take it in. He said although workhorse was built by navistar, he couldn't get the parts. I finally agreed to have the mechanic take it down and look it. The mech took itdown, said it was accumulated rust between the rotor and brake pad. No damage done. He cleaned the whole assembly, greased the pin ant it worked fine. What I would like to know is why doesn't Navistar let the dealers have parts for workhorse? Another thing is why don't they use stainless rotors/

[DriVer]

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Originally Posted by dajudge What I would like to know is why doesn't Navistar let the dealers have parts for workhorse?

If the Navistar Dealer calls the Workhorse RSM, they should be able to get parts. Workhorse dealerships have obtained calipers from Navistar Dealerships on several occasions that I am aware of. I'm not sure what is going on at that particular Navistar dealership.

If a Navistar Shop does not stock hydraulic brake parts there is nothing that obliges them to do so.

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Another thing is why don't they use stainless rotors/

There's no need to use stainless rotors plus the metallurgy I expect will not support the application. Rotors are typically polished to like new appearance after a few brake applications. If they are severely rusted as if they sat around for 8 months, that might be an issue but I expect that they will polish up after a few miles with several brake applications.

[Intruder72]

Boy what a response, my question apparently is a hot item. I'll try and answer all questions.
1. I am the third owner of this Motor Home and it is not under any warranty and has 37,000 miles on it.
2. I went on WH site and my vin # is not a part of the current brake recall.
3. I just bought this MH about two weeks ago and went to have a NY State inspection and it failed because of both left and right lower ball joints having too much play.
4. A local truck repair outfit does WH repairs and he replaced the ball joints. When he removed the calipers the pads fell apart ( pads seperated from steel bracket ) and he replaced them with new pads. He checked rotors and calipers and they appeared AOK. I picked up the MH drove home (about 30 miles ) and about a mile from my house noticed the horrible burning odor. Pulled into my driveway and saw the smoke. I did not notice any drag or pull from the left front wheel.
5. Called the shop and he said can't drive it back 30 miles so go to a local guy and have him take a look at the situation.
6. I will call workhorse and see if they can help me out and also I will have the truck repair guy call them about the pads seperating ( maybe from heat).
7. I'll get back tomorrow afternoon after I called WH and the local guy looked at the brakes. Thanks everyone for the response and advise.