[elky] Re: That "w" word
- From: Jared Ryan <jryan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:18:36 -0500
Oh, it's not just you? It seems there is some kind of law (or union work
rule?) against UPS delivering a package to me before 7:30 PM, too late to
do anything with whatever is in the package. With FedEx, I usually get
packages by noon or even before.
On Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:15:56 -0500, "Mongar, Brian"
<Brian.Mongar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The best part of that is they could have put your package on one of the
33
> other trucks that drove by your house that day, but wait, oops its gonna
> show up tomorrow.
>
> I cant believe how many UPS trucks will drive right past my door when I
am
> expecting a package (it's the only time I notice them), to find out mine
> will make it here at 7PM or the next day.
>
> That is simply amazing.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Jared Ryan
> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 12:06 PM
> To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [elky] Re: That "w" word
>
> I've had a package spend three days bouncing around inside Houston before
> finally being delivered. I seriously think they create ways to take more
> time so that they can charge even more for their "expedited" services.
>
>
> On Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:03:51 -0500, "Mongar, Brian"
> <Brian.Mongar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Probably had to go thru Mexico City first, Right? Then Denver?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:elky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Jared Ryan
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 11:56 AM
>> To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [elky] Re: That "w" word
>>
>> That's what I do. A bit C clamp works fine. I actually do it before
>> removing the caliper from its mount. I also tend to open the bleeder
> screw
>> right before pushing the piston in. The thinking is to keep from
>> pushing trash up the brake line. If you tighten it right after
>> pushing the
> piston
>> all the way, you shouldn't need to bleed the brakes.
>>
>> I loathe UPS.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:53:18 EDT, STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>> With the caliper off the mount, Leave the old pad in place against
>>> the piston. Use a large C clamp and just turn it down until the
>>> piston is
>> all
>>> the
>>> way in. This way you can just pop pads in and out, without having to
>> bleed
>>>
>>> the brakes.
>>> I have been off line for 5 days, so I am just catching up. My
>>> Router
>> was
>>> down, and I had to wait for a part.
>>> It took UPS 5 days to overnight it from ............ NJ. Sheesh.
>>> -Staten Island Frank-
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 10/2/2009 9:05:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>>>
>>> You shouldn't have to take material off the pads... have you opened
>>> the bleeder to let the pressure off? Also there is a tool, looks
>>> like an odd-shaped cube, that is designed to screw the piston back
>>> in the caliper. Edit, found it (see 2nd item):
>>>
>>> http://www.matcotools.com/Catalog/toolcatalog.jsp?cattype=T&cat=2201
>>>
>>> That may be what you need, I ran into the same problem on the '95
>>> Gutless. I didn't buy the tool but I ended up figuring a way to screw
>>> the piston in... can't recall how though... Take a look at the
>>> piston and see if it has indentions for a tool.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>
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