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At 07:43 PM 11/24/2001, Gary Speckman wrote:
>Save Our Sprite has been an interesting two days. <snip>
>I have to admit, one of the more interesting and entertaining parts of
>the two days came just as I was leaving Saturday afternoon. Peters
>business was closed, but somehow two teenagers, a boy and a girl found
>us in the back of the building. They held up a small O-ring and asked
>Peter if he had any of these. Apparently they took it upon themselves
>to do a brake job on an '82 Volvo.
>
>What's the best way to replace the pads? Well, in their minds it seems
>to start at the biggest bolts and work your way down. So...... first
>thing, split the caliper. Of course brake fluid spews all over. But
>these were dirty calipers, so why don't we take them in the house and
>wash them in the bathroom sink. One of the little "not available"
>O-rings gets washed down the drain.
>So, for four hours they cruise Madison parts dealers looking for these
>O-rings. Somehow they end up at Peters back door. I had to leave
>before the dilemma was solved, so Peter...how did this saga end?
>Gary
>===========
Here's an update 12/07
We ended up selling them an already rebuilt caliper so they could
continue their brake job. Of course they didn't have enough money, but......
Today, they came in seeking "these pin things like in the
picture". It seems that if there aren't any pins holding the pads in place,
those darn things make all kinds of noise!!!! Sometimes a clunking,
sometime a scraping....... Who knows if they even got them the right way
around?
Anyway, further updates as they become available. Hopefully no obits.
Peter C
It's only brakes.
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