[tcb] Re: How did you spend your weekend? I'm in Brakes this weekend
- From: treyjung@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:01:11 +0000
we could have had a brake party...... :)
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From: mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Sorry I havn't responded sooner. been busy doing brakes myself on Emilys new
> dune buggy. sounds like your doing a great job with New Dee.
>
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> From: treyjung@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> > I had a shop do my brakes since I was lacking time to get things done
> > sooner
> > than later. We've all been there. Anyway I got NewDee back last week and
> > after
> > having the brakes adjusted, all the rubber hoses changed, new pads in the
> front,
> > and new rotors ( shop said that my rotors were too rusted and crystalized
> > ????
> > (Doesn't turning them take care of that?) anyway I got in the bus, the shop
> was
> > closing so I drove off and I come up to the red light and the bus pulls to
> > the
> > right bad.. hmmm, not good. I got home and called the shop the next day and
> they
> > told to give it a few weeks and see if its gets better.. ???? see if it
> > gets
> > better ???
> > I bled the brakes to see if there was air in the system. a little bit but
> > not
> > to make any difference, still pulls to the right so I decided to order
> calipers
> > and I could only think it was a sticky piston. Got them Friday and
> > yesterday
> > took me all of the whole day to get the 2 bolts of the steering knuckle (3
> trips
> > to Northern Tool), finally got them off last night and installed the
> > calipers
> > (reinstalled the pads from the old ones) and called it a night.
> >
> > Got up this morning, Dee helped me bleed the brakes and things are much
> > much
> > better, no pulling and I stop..... wow..
> >
> > The old calipers (the dust seals were cracked and one was even missing half
> the
> > seal) and when I took the pads out there was brake fluid all over the
> > outside
> of
> > the pads were the pistons touch. how this guy who installed the new rotors
> > and
> > pads didn't pick up on this amazes me... you should see them... I'm almost
> > embarrassed to bring them back as cores. :)
> >
> > Next weekend I might just be prepared to pull the engine.... anyone got a
> > procedure I can follow....
> >
> > Trey
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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- From: mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:28:28 +0000
Sorry I havn't responded sooner. been busy doing brakes myself on Emilys new dune buggy. sounds like your doing a great job with New Dee.
-------------- Original message --------------
From: treyjung@xxxxxxxxxxx
> I had a shop do my brakes since I was lacking time to get things done sooner
> than later. We've all been there. Anyway I got NewDee back last week and after
> having the brakes adjusted, all the rubber hoses changed, new pads in the front,
> and new rotors ( shop said that my rotors were too rusted and crystalized ????
> (Doesn't turning them take care of that?) anyway I got in the bus, the shop was
> closing so I drove off and I come up to the red light and the bus pulls to the
> right bad.. hmmm, not good. I got home and called the shop the next day and they
> told to give it a few weeks and see if its gets better.. ???? see if it gets
> better ???
> I bled the brakes to see if there was air in the system. a little bit but not
>
to ma
ke any difference, still pulls to the right so I decided to order calipers
> and I could only think it was a sticky piston. Got them Friday and yesterday
> took me all of the whole day to get the 2 bolts of the steering knuckle (3 trips
> to Northern Tool), finally got them off last night and installed the calipers
> (reinstalled the pads from the old ones) and called it a night.
>
> Got up this morning, Dee helped me bleed the brakes and things are much much
> better, no pulling and I stop..... wow..
>
> The old calipers (the dust seals were cracked and one was even missing half the
> seal) and when I took the pads out there was brake fluid all over the outside of
> the pads were the pistons touch. how this guy who installed the new rotors and
> pads didn't pick up on this amazes me... you should see them... I'm almost
> embarrassed to bring them back as cores. :)
>
> Nex
t week
end I might just be prepared to pull the engine.... anyone got a
> procedure I can follow....
>
> Trey
>
>
>
>
>
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