Kevin.G
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This is a last resort.
As some may recall, I live in South Africa and own an 05 3.7. Circumstances are that for the last 3 years I carry out my own services and repairs where possible. In a previous life, I had someone do these jobs for me. To my surprise when I recently decided to replace rear brake pads, I found that on both sides of the vehicle, only the lower slipper plates were in place on the calipers and nothing on the upper pad slider i.e. only one on each side. The obvious result is the calipers have begun to wear(quite severely on the one side) where the brake pads sit. The problem is not even Jeep South Africa provide any hardware with a new set of pads, these must be bought separately. Sounds fine, BUT no one supplies these items locally, and I have searched high and low to find new. I could track down an old KJ wreck and strip from there, but new is clearly first prize. Is anyone able to assist me with 4 of these slipper plates, either locally or shipped to SA, please? They are so small they could easily be brought over with someone on vacation perhaps? Any help or advice would be appreciated
As some may recall, I live in South Africa and own an 05 3.7. Circumstances are that for the last 3 years I carry out my own services and repairs where possible. In a previous life, I had someone do these jobs for me. To my surprise when I recently decided to replace rear brake pads, I found that on both sides of the vehicle, only the lower slipper plates were in place on the calipers and nothing on the upper pad slider i.e. only one on each side. The obvious result is the calipers have begun to wear(quite severely on the one side) where the brake pads sit. The problem is not even Jeep South Africa provide any hardware with a new set of pads, these must be bought separately. Sounds fine, BUT no one supplies these items locally, and I have searched high and low to find new. I could track down an old KJ wreck and strip from there, but new is clearly first prize. Is anyone able to assist me with 4 of these slipper plates, either locally or shipped to SA, please? They are so small they could easily be brought over with someone on vacation perhaps? Any help or advice would be appreciated
