Hanging brake calipers ?

[NorthSea92]

I'm sure your all going to shout and tell me how wrong I am but I usually just let the caliper hang on the brake hose, if I've left the carrier attached to the caliper then I will tie it up using a length of 550 to the spring or suchlike if there isn't enough length in the hose for it to lie on the ramp. When servicing brakes or fitting new pads/discs their hardly in pieces for any length of time so I don't really worry too much.

 

[torqueman2002]

If the caliper cannot be placed up out of the way on the strut/suspension, I use mechanics wire (parts stores carry it).

The object it to prevent stressing/damaging the 'rubber' hose from the caliper to the chassis.

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[Denwad]

I'm sure your all going to shout and tell me how wrong I am but I usually just let the caliper hang on the brake hose, if I've left the carrier attached to the caliper then I will tie it up using a length of 550 to the spring or suchlike if there isn't enough length in the hose for it to lie on the ramp. When servicing brakes or fitting new pads/discs their hardly in pieces for any length of time so I don't really worry too much.

i did that one time on my own brakes, then after i had everything back together, i went for a drive and a short time later one of the brake hoses blew up

 

[torqueman2002]

i did that one time on my own brakes, then after i had everything back together, i went for a drive and a short time later one of the brake hoses blew up

I don't disagree with NorthSea92, it can be done and indeed IS done many times without a problem (immediately).

But, like a dog repeatedly crossing a freeway, sooner or later it's not going to end well.

Why tempt fate?

 

[brass89]

Those S hooks torqueman showed work well. bailing wire is usually a bit heavier than mechanics wire. someone asked what bailing wire is, it's wire used on bales of hay. the hay (whether alfalfa, grass etc) is gathered loose, packed into a 'bale' and then a machine wraps it with either wire a bit heavier than mechanics wire or with twine and ties it. both are incredibly handy side effects of having livestock with who are hay fed. great for tying things up, hanging things, tying tarps, temp fence fixes etc.

 

[stearn786]

I've used 3/8" steel line to make an s hook for hanging stuff, calipers included. If you have a brake line bender and some scrap 3/8" line already it's free. I usually have some left over line around since I do brake and fuel lines pretty often. I also have a couple of those exhaust pipe hangers that they use in muffler shops to hang pipe from. They work good too.

Not going to lie, if I'm just changing brakes it's probably hanging from the hose for the 2 minutes it takes me to clean the brakes and throw the rotors on, unless it's a heavy caliper.

 

[kiatech]

I let the caliper bungee jump from the bracket.

 

[Knurled Grip]

Just a DIYer, but 12 or 14ga romex has always worked for me. Since I wired my upstairs, I've got a boatload of scrap.

 

[G1GRANDEUR]

no need to spend money.

I also use hanger, hook or zip-ties.

 

[astroracer]

I don't hang the calipers with anything... I just roll them up onto the upper control arm and let them set there.

 

[Tech89]

I don't hang the calipers with anything... I just roll them up onto the upper control arm and let them set there.

What about vehicles without upper control arms?

-Pat

 

[warweapon762]

I usually use a large carabiner and hang them on the suspension spring.

 

[ihrescue]

What's bailing wire ? & don't say for bailing

Hoping I don't just load on with another answer. Many materials that is moved in bulk like paper, straw, hay, cloth are packaged in a cube shape called a bail. To hold them together they either used wire, string or like material to tie it up and keep the bail together in as compact a form as possible. I have had the experience stacking bailed hay both with bailing wire and heavy cord. When I use to distribute newspapers to the delivery people. The bundles came tied together with bailing wire (usually copper). Bailing wire is strong yet flexible and as the legacy goes became the emergency repair material of choice to hold stuff together.

 

[ihrescue]

I have used coat hangers and bungee cords in the past.

 

[90zcar]

I let the caliper bungee jump from the bracket.

Same here...and then I let my 40lb son come out and swing from it!

I usually use bungees if I can't set the caliper on something


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[u118224]

I just use a short length of lightweight chain and an S hook. I have 2 sets sitting on my bench.

 

[stikman56]

I use a motorcycle tie-down strap. I keep it in my tool box, comes in really handy for all sorts of stuff working on buses.

 

[G_P]

I use copper wire. Easy to bend to any needed shape and when you're done just coil it back up and save it for next time.

I tried the wire clothes hangers, but that steel seems to be very brittle and after bending more than a time or two it breaks. Had one break and nearly drop a heavy caliper on my hand so I only use coat hanger wire to make short hooks to hang parts for painting. Bend them to shape and leave them that way.