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Our Blazer has been sitting idle and unused for many months. It appears we may need it for a while so I have been "re-commissioning" her. Today I repaired the right rear brake. About three years ago, while Cheri was driving to Tennessee to get Tiki, the right rear brake "stuck" while she was driving through the mountains. Making a long story shorter, I repaired the frozen/stuck caliper three years ago. The down side, the outside of the rotor was severely worn. I kept a box of brake pads in the vehicle and frequently changed the right rear brake pads.

Since Cheri will be driving the Blazer for a while, I was VERY concerned the right rear brake might fail when she was driving. So the repair job today. Yesterday, while we were up in the city, I purchased a new rotor. This is always a challenge because for some weird reason, the information on this year Blazer is not very accurate. For example, in this case the guy at the auto parts store insists the rear brakes are drum breaks. I say, "NO our Blazer has disks on the rear." He looks at me like I have two heads...

So anyway, today I replaced the right rear rotor and put on new pads. Thankfully, no big problems. A couple of bolts were kinda frozen, but I was able to get everything apart. The biggest challenge is compressing the caliper piston so it will fit the new fat brake pads and rotor.

Here are a few photos of the entertaining event. Hey, it's better than watching the news on TV! Arrr.