DOH brakes!
09-06-2007, 04:18 PM
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Re: DOH brakes!
"Zelix" <nacchisrevenge@[remove this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote:
> I changed the rear brakes in my 84 explorer with a buddy. It was
> the most painful experience of my life. There must be a trick to
> get those little springs on.
Sure is, you get your buddy to do it, that's why you start any such job
by getting a keg of beer, didn't you know that? ;-)
NOTE: Barbeque works well also.
> I changed the rear brakes in my 84 explorer with a buddy. It was
> the most painful experience of my life. There must be a trick to
> get those little springs on.
Sure is, you get your buddy to do it, that's why you start any such job
by getting a keg of beer, didn't you know that? ;-)
NOTE: Barbeque works well also.
09-06-2007, 04:18 PM
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Re: DOH brakes!
"Zelix" <nacchisrevenge@[remove this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote:
> I changed the rear brakes in my 84 explorer with a buddy. It was
> the most painful experience of my life. There must be a trick to
> get those little springs on.
Sure is, you get your buddy to do it, that's why you start any such job
by getting a keg of beer, didn't you know that? ;-)
NOTE: Barbeque works well also.
> I changed the rear brakes in my 84 explorer with a buddy. It was
> the most painful experience of my life. There must be a trick to
> get those little springs on.
Sure is, you get your buddy to do it, that's why you start any such job
by getting a keg of beer, didn't you know that? ;-)
NOTE: Barbeque works well also.
09-06-2007, 04:18 PM
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Re: DOH brakes!
"Zelix" <nacchisrevenge@[remove this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote:
> I changed the rear brakes in my 84 explorer with a buddy. It was
> the most painful experience of my life. There must be a trick to
> get those little springs on.
Sure is, you get your buddy to do it, that's why you start any such job
by getting a keg of beer, didn't you know that? ;-)
NOTE: Barbeque works well also.
> I changed the rear brakes in my 84 explorer with a buddy. It was
> the most painful experience of my life. There must be a trick to
> get those little springs on.
Sure is, you get your buddy to do it, that's why you start any such job
by getting a keg of beer, didn't you know that? ;-)
NOTE: Barbeque works well also.
09-06-2007, 04:31 PM
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Re: DOH brakes!
"XS11E" <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote in message
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> "Zelix" <nacchisrevenge@[remove this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I changed the rear brakes in my 84 explorer with a buddy. It was
>> the most painful experience of my life. There must be a trick to
>> get those little springs on.
>
> Sure is, you get your buddy to do it, that's why you start any such job
> by getting a keg of beer, didn't you know that? ;-)
>
> NOTE: Barbeque works well also.
>
It's worth a keg of beer not to ever have to do it again.
I repete: shear misery.
09-06-2007, 04:31 PM
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Re: DOH brakes!
"XS11E" <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote in message
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> "Zelix" <nacchisrevenge@[remove this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I changed the rear brakes in my 84 explorer with a buddy. It was
>> the most painful experience of my life. There must be a trick to
>> get those little springs on.
>
> Sure is, you get your buddy to do it, that's why you start any such job
> by getting a keg of beer, didn't you know that? ;-)
>
> NOTE: Barbeque works well also.
>
It's worth a keg of beer not to ever have to do it again.
I repete: shear misery.
09-06-2007, 04:31 PM
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Re: DOH brakes!
"XS11E" <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote in message
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> "Zelix" <nacchisrevenge@[remove this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I changed the rear brakes in my 84 explorer with a buddy. It was
>> the most painful experience of my life. There must be a trick to
>> get those little springs on.
>
> Sure is, you get your buddy to do it, that's why you start any such job
> by getting a keg of beer, didn't you know that? ;-)
>
> NOTE: Barbeque works well also.
>
It's worth a keg of beer not to ever have to do it again.
I repete: shear misery.
09-06-2007, 04:31 PM
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Re: DOH brakes!
"XS11E" <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote in message
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> "Zelix" <nacchisrevenge@[remove this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I changed the rear brakes in my 84 explorer with a buddy. It was
>> the most painful experience of my life. There must be a trick to
>> get those little springs on.
>
> Sure is, you get your buddy to do it, that's why you start any such job
> by getting a keg of beer, didn't you know that? ;-)
>
> NOTE: Barbeque works well also.
>
It's worth a keg of beer not to ever have to do it again.
I repete: shear misery.
09-06-2007, 06:11 PM
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Re: DOH brakes!
twaldron wrote:
> DougW wrote:
> > Drained out almost a full brake reservoir when pushing the pistons
> back in.
>> Guess I should have bled them out then, but last time I tried that
>> it was one hell of a mess. Easier just to squeeze the fluid back up.
>>
>> Now all I need to do is flush the system out. This time I'm going
>> to pay a good local mechanic to flush the brake system. It's just
>> too much of a pain to do it solo, even with a vac bleeder.
>>
>
> I just push the pistons back in and put the new pads on. Why do you
> open up the system? Just the way I've always done discs, never had a
> problem.
It's one way of doing the job, you basically push the old fluid out
and refill from the reservoir instead of having to suction off fluid
when you push the pistons back in. It's much easier to push the piston
back in also. Your basic hand pressure is enough.
--
DougW
> DougW wrote:
> > Drained out almost a full brake reservoir when pushing the pistons
> back in.
>> Guess I should have bled them out then, but last time I tried that
>> it was one hell of a mess. Easier just to squeeze the fluid back up.
>>
>> Now all I need to do is flush the system out. This time I'm going
>> to pay a good local mechanic to flush the brake system. It's just
>> too much of a pain to do it solo, even with a vac bleeder.
>>
>
> I just push the pistons back in and put the new pads on. Why do you
> open up the system? Just the way I've always done discs, never had a
> problem.
It's one way of doing the job, you basically push the old fluid out
and refill from the reservoir instead of having to suction off fluid
when you push the pistons back in. It's much easier to push the piston
back in also. Your basic hand pressure is enough.
--
DougW
09-06-2007, 06:11 PM
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Re: DOH brakes!
twaldron wrote:
> DougW wrote:
> > Drained out almost a full brake reservoir when pushing the pistons
> back in.
>> Guess I should have bled them out then, but last time I tried that
>> it was one hell of a mess. Easier just to squeeze the fluid back up.
>>
>> Now all I need to do is flush the system out. This time I'm going
>> to pay a good local mechanic to flush the brake system. It's just
>> too much of a pain to do it solo, even with a vac bleeder.
>>
>
> I just push the pistons back in and put the new pads on. Why do you
> open up the system? Just the way I've always done discs, never had a
> problem.
It's one way of doing the job, you basically push the old fluid out
and refill from the reservoir instead of having to suction off fluid
when you push the pistons back in. It's much easier to push the piston
back in also. Your basic hand pressure is enough.
--
DougW
> DougW wrote:
> > Drained out almost a full brake reservoir when pushing the pistons
> back in.
>> Guess I should have bled them out then, but last time I tried that
>> it was one hell of a mess. Easier just to squeeze the fluid back up.
>>
>> Now all I need to do is flush the system out. This time I'm going
>> to pay a good local mechanic to flush the brake system. It's just
>> too much of a pain to do it solo, even with a vac bleeder.
>>
>
> I just push the pistons back in and put the new pads on. Why do you
> open up the system? Just the way I've always done discs, never had a
> problem.
It's one way of doing the job, you basically push the old fluid out
and refill from the reservoir instead of having to suction off fluid
when you push the pistons back in. It's much easier to push the piston
back in also. Your basic hand pressure is enough.
--
DougW
09-06-2007, 06:11 PM
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Re: DOH brakes!
twaldron wrote:
> DougW wrote:
> > Drained out almost a full brake reservoir when pushing the pistons
> back in.
>> Guess I should have bled them out then, but last time I tried that
>> it was one hell of a mess. Easier just to squeeze the fluid back up.
>>
>> Now all I need to do is flush the system out. This time I'm going
>> to pay a good local mechanic to flush the brake system. It's just
>> too much of a pain to do it solo, even with a vac bleeder.
>>
>
> I just push the pistons back in and put the new pads on. Why do you
> open up the system? Just the way I've always done discs, never had a
> problem.
It's one way of doing the job, you basically push the old fluid out
and refill from the reservoir instead of having to suction off fluid
when you push the pistons back in. It's much easier to push the piston
back in also. Your basic hand pressure is enough.
--
DougW
> DougW wrote:
> > Drained out almost a full brake reservoir when pushing the pistons
> back in.
>> Guess I should have bled them out then, but last time I tried that
>> it was one hell of a mess. Easier just to squeeze the fluid back up.
>>
>> Now all I need to do is flush the system out. This time I'm going
>> to pay a good local mechanic to flush the brake system. It's just
>> too much of a pain to do it solo, even with a vac bleeder.
>>
>
> I just push the pistons back in and put the new pads on. Why do you
> open up the system? Just the way I've always done discs, never had a
> problem.
It's one way of doing the job, you basically push the old fluid out
and refill from the reservoir instead of having to suction off fluid
when you push the pistons back in. It's much easier to push the piston
back in also. Your basic hand pressure is enough.
--
DougW