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Julie,

The first thing you need to do is go over to the Wiki section of the Forum and download a copy of the 4M disc brake book. I don't care how many log trucks these folks have done as these disc brakes are an animal all to themselves. Look for a truck shop that works on fire trucks as a lot of them have these brakes.

Don't get tooo hard on yourself over the grey/black tanks. We have all made some pretty good goof ups.

Mike

Here this will save you some hunting
https://www.foreforums.com/MGalleryItem.php?id=1701

This company in Tacoma say they have a tech very familiar with the Meritor air disc brakes, might give them  a call.

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Yeah. These are the folks that we had the appointment with.
Have/did you his business with them? Or did the recommendation come from someone who has?
James just now postponed the appointment so I could do a little more research..
Much thanks!

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I would have my doubts if you need all of those parts. I understand a shop wanting to replace all of the parts , you probably don't need all of them. There is a member on here that rebuilt the calipers and repaired what ever else it needed. I can't remember his handle on here but journey and roam is part of it.

So- an update and a couple of questions.. we found a great place here in Kent, WA. We've been given the opportunity to save some serious $$$ by ordering the parts ourselves as the repair shop is also a Volvo Tractor dealership.

Is ordering the parts from FT in Nagadoches and having them shipped to the Seattle area really the best way to save $$?

I believe my brother could order them in UT, and as a *well connected* master diesel mechanic, he may be able to save us money on shipping.

It seems a last minute funerary roadtrip to Utah with a friend of mine is in the cards for this weekend. Her car, of course.

And lastly- just how difficult/tedious/time consuming is it to do it ourselves??

It's not that we don't trust the folks who checked it out last week- they're awesome and a warranty is always welcome.
I have a tiny reservation in that.. at the time of the inspection/estimate it was just the one caliper (drivers side), but since they're doing the work I believe they would like to do both sides..
I understand the philosophy and the necessity to have both sides done. I think.

**The only brake work I have done myself was on my first car, a 1964 Ford Falcon. 2 door, with a pithy 160 engine and a single barrel Holly carb.
And that's the scope of my experience. James likely has much more, but never heavy duty air brakes.

Anyway...
I have a list of parts that they've asked us to order:

 2 x Rear Rotors
 2 sets of Rear Brake Pads
 1 Rear Caliper, driver side
 1 Rear Caliper, passenger side
 2 Rear Wheel Seals
 2 Rear Axel Gaskets
 Caliper Mounting Bolts, both sides
 Pin and Slide Kits

No mention of helper springs- and I understand that we would need special grease, lubricant and perhaps a grease gun.

We travel with an Un-Godly amount of tools- metric and standard.

The only thing that might present a problem is doing it on State Park Land. Actually, the land belongs to the Puyallup tribe.. but that's not relevant to this discussion.

I do have a friend who has a home and land in Auburn and we would be able to do the work there, since it seems that disassembly is required.

Much, much gratitude. For your time, your knowledge and for sharing your experiences with us.