Stoopid ?? for first time brake work
03-01-2006, 03:25 PM
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Re: Stoopid ?? for first time brake work
I'll bet your mom grew up testing the brakes of many cars that
failed.
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Clay wrote:
>
> far as I know, that's the only way they roll (over!) *g*
>
> [scary brake story]
> About 6 months after I got my license, I was driving my moms '66
> Plymouth wagon.
> Following a buddy back to my house to work on the hydroplane he was
> towing. Came up to the right turn and the signal was red. I stepped on
> the brakes, heard a clunk, and the pedal went to the floor.
> Ah, the choices we have to make in life... Straight on into the back of
> the boat. To the right, up onto the sidewalk and into a concrete light
> pole. Or two lanes over, through the open left lane and into cross traffic.
> I grabbed the release, stomped on the parking brake, and spun the wheel
> left. The wagon slid 90° sideways, ...wound right, then slid 90° to the
> right and sideways into the intersection.
> People honking and staring, me examining the busted knuckle I whacked on
> the window crank, going for the release, while my heart settled down.
>
> Dad had just done the brakes and put the mechanical adjusters in
> backwards. When the left rear one backed off, the drum fell apart. Being
> a single cylinder system, the only brakes left was the right rear via
> the parking brake. The left rear tire made a nice "S" shaped skid mark.
>
> Had mom been driving, things probably would have been ugly... wreck,
> divorce, etc.
failed.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Clay wrote:
>
> far as I know, that's the only way they roll (over!) *g*
>
> [scary brake story]
> About 6 months after I got my license, I was driving my moms '66
> Plymouth wagon.
> Following a buddy back to my house to work on the hydroplane he was
> towing. Came up to the right turn and the signal was red. I stepped on
> the brakes, heard a clunk, and the pedal went to the floor.
> Ah, the choices we have to make in life... Straight on into the back of
> the boat. To the right, up onto the sidewalk and into a concrete light
> pole. Or two lanes over, through the open left lane and into cross traffic.
> I grabbed the release, stomped on the parking brake, and spun the wheel
> left. The wagon slid 90° sideways, ...wound right, then slid 90° to the
> right and sideways into the intersection.
> People honking and staring, me examining the busted knuckle I whacked on
> the window crank, going for the release, while my heart settled down.
>
> Dad had just done the brakes and put the mechanical adjusters in
> backwards. When the left rear one backed off, the drum fell apart. Being
> a single cylinder system, the only brakes left was the right rear via
> the parking brake. The left rear tire made a nice "S" shaped skid mark.
>
> Had mom been driving, things probably would have been ugly... wreck,
> divorce, etc.
03-02-2006, 06:43 PM
#62
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Re: Stoopid ?? for first time brake work
Bill Kearney proclaimed:
>>Can someone tell me in very simple terms what the answers are.
>
>
> Get the Haynes book. You'll need it for more than just brakes, eventually.
>
Get the Factory Service Manual. As good as some of the Haynes are, they
are not even in the same league.
>>Can someone tell me in very simple terms what the answers are.
>
>
> Get the Haynes book. You'll need it for more than just brakes, eventually.
>
Get the Factory Service Manual. As good as some of the Haynes are, they
are not even in the same league.
03-02-2006, 06:43 PM
#63
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Re: Stoopid ?? for first time brake work
Bill Kearney proclaimed:
>>Can someone tell me in very simple terms what the answers are.
>
>
> Get the Haynes book. You'll need it for more than just brakes, eventually.
>
Get the Factory Service Manual. As good as some of the Haynes are, they
are not even in the same league.
>>Can someone tell me in very simple terms what the answers are.
>
>
> Get the Haynes book. You'll need it for more than just brakes, eventually.
>
Get the Factory Service Manual. As good as some of the Haynes are, they
are not even in the same league.
03-02-2006, 06:43 PM
#64
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Re: Stoopid ?? for first time brake work
Bill Kearney proclaimed:
>>Can someone tell me in very simple terms what the answers are.
>
>
> Get the Haynes book. You'll need it for more than just brakes, eventually.
>
Get the Factory Service Manual. As good as some of the Haynes are, they
are not even in the same league.
>>Can someone tell me in very simple terms what the answers are.
>
>
> Get the Haynes book. You'll need it for more than just brakes, eventually.
>
Get the Factory Service Manual. As good as some of the Haynes are, they
are not even in the same league.
03-02-2006, 06:43 PM
#65
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Re: Stoopid ?? for first time brake work
Bill Kearney proclaimed:
>>Can someone tell me in very simple terms what the answers are.
>
>
> Get the Haynes book. You'll need it for more than just brakes, eventually.
>
Get the Factory Service Manual. As good as some of the Haynes are, they
are not even in the same league.
>>Can someone tell me in very simple terms what the answers are.
>
>
> Get the Haynes book. You'll need it for more than just brakes, eventually.
>
Get the Factory Service Manual. As good as some of the Haynes are, they
are not even in the same league.
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