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What happens when you lose a rear caliper?

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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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Hey, dude, you got a hole in your wheel.
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 09:53 PM
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OUCH!!!. Now how in the h... did That happen?
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 09:54 PM
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Let me guess, the whole caliper came off.
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 09:56 PM
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yup one of the bolts in the bracket snapped then the bracket snapped and the caliper went around the wheel yay!!
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 09:57 PM
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Holly Cow Poop! I've never seen that before.
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 10:02 PM
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That beats the last best one I ever saw. One guy had the caliper bolt fall out, he then ran it over and punctured the tire and it then pierced the wheel
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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Your a first Gunner!. Ummmmmm, don't expect a GearHead badge real soon.......
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 10:18 PM
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Your a first Gunner!. Ummmmmm, don't expect a GearHead badge real soon.......
My next question was going to be.."Who did the brake job last?"

No badgers for Gunner.....
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 10:44 PM
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no actually it was a shop that took it off and put it back on they over torqued the top bolt and snapped it just inside the mount i didn't have the tool at the time to turn the caliper back in (I do now!!!) put new rotors on the rear too
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