A couple of times in the last month, I noticed a really hot brake smell from one wheel of the Explorer. Took it to my local garage the other day, they said everything was fine, wear was all even, brake temps were all fine. Had an `uncompleted recall`notice (for a door handle, apparently), so I needed to take it to the dealer. While I was there, had them check out the brakes. Of course, the rear driver side was seized. `Seized pretty good`, was the mechanic`s description.
So I did two things: got the new caliper, and deleted my local garage from my `contacts`directory.
Twenty years ago, I would have changed the caliper myself. Now, I have less time for stuff I can pay someone else to do easily.