I didn't go back to O'Reilly's yesterday after all. Joyce and I went today. Joyce needed some more groceries and it was a much cooler day. Anyway, I returned the wrong size caliper repair kit (turns out they had ordered one for an F450 pickup, not an E450 van) and I bought a rebuilt right side caliper. While there, I went ahead and bought a couple of quarts of synthetic transmission fluid to have on hand while on the road. I got the parts and we came back home. I jumped right in and installed the new right side caliper. I was all set to add brake fluid and bleed the system. I started on the left side, but try as I might, I could not crack open the bleed valve. Finally it got so buggered up I had to give up. I checked the right side and it opened right up. Now I have to go back to town, AGAIN, to return the caliper and get another. It wouldn't be too big a deal except it's 25 mi. one way. That means I will have traveled 100 miles because of a mis-order (O'Reilly's fault) and a bad part (O'Reilly's supplier's fault). So, I called O'Reilly's customer service to vent. They're sending me a $25 gift card. That about breaks me even with expenses, but not time. Oh well, I am retired and wasn't doing anything anyway.
Update: Ditto and I went to town and got the replacement caliper. It's on and Pumpkin is back down on the ground. Joyce & I tried bleeding just the front brakes, but it's still pretty soft. I'll have to move Pumpkin up on the driveway apron along side the garage so I can use my creeper to get under and bleed the rear brakes, too. I needed it parked there anyway to add the transmission temp gauge sensor, so it's not a wasted effort.
