Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:17:30 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
I too had a soft pedal that required two pumps... no matter how many times I bleed the system, rebuilt the MC and all the wheel cylinders with Lockheed OEM parts/seals. You may recall me asking for
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:34:57 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
I too had my master cylinder brass sleeved at Sierra Speciality Automotive to correct micro and MACRO pitting. Eight months now, and the brake pedal is very firm, no pumping necessary. For the first
I missed the first of this thread, so this may have been covered. But make sure that the brakes are adjusted/bled BEFORE you adjust the parking brake. If you tighten up the parking brake first, even
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 12:42:23 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
Drew, I don't think I was on your back about the spacers. Yes I don't believe you need them with the tapered bearings and don't run them on my car, but your right it is your car and you can do what y
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 14:21:17 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
The only way pre-tensioning of the axle 'strengthens' the axle is in its ability to resist compressive loads. This is not the type of load the axle is subjected to, hence, pretensioning has no effect
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 14:41:58 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
Maybe I was a little short tempered this morning... sorry. I didn't mind the friendly ribbing but when someone started in about the flat dead cat and all... I guess I got a little pissed. Can I blam
<< I still believe the only use for the spacer and shims is to provide the proper pre-load on the ball bearings and that this placing the axle in a constant state of tension in fact makes it weaker.
<< Yes, it was Don that I spoke to at MM (in the flesh) and he suggested (strongly I might add) that I use the spacers, but the topic of shims never came up. I'll ask him about the shims when I go ba
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 19:15:25 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
If you never intended to sell me the shims... why did you reply back saying that you "STOCKED" them? Doesn't make much sense to me. If you want me as a customer you have an odd way of showing it, an
Hi Drew, I agree with your last post, but if you think that this is a bad day for you, imagine what it is for Ed. Just take a deep breath and it will all come out OK after a while. You have a lot mor
I agree 100%. I don't think Ed really wants any customers he just wants to be an ass. I've tried to get prices from him on items he boasts about selling but have never got a response. Needless to sa