[Shotimes] Gene Pool - From the Hillman List (Semi-OT)

[Ron Porter]

And I still hear bitches from people who take their $49.95" brake-job coupon
to a brake-muffler, shop, then scream when the final bill is $300+ for all
of the "other" stuff that needed to be done.

Bringing up the possibility of changing pads BEFORE they wear grooves in the
rotor falls on deaf ears.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Mark Nunnally
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 10:47 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Gene Pool - From the Hillman List (Semi-OT)

>the front rotors were
>> shredded, all the pads were bare of pad - and that was
>> the front. 

Had a co-worker a few years ago, they said the brakes were sounding "funny"
and asked me to fix them.  Was an early gen3 SLO w/ rear discs.  Both pads
in the rear were worn down to the backing plates, rotors trashed, etc....BUT
the RR had actually worn through the backing plate (!!!) and had a VERY thin
(what was left) pad backing plate on the outside.  The inside was nothing
left, totally gone, just caliper piston on rotor!  never seen anything like
it.  The piston was way overextended, fluid leaking, brake pedal on the
floor.  Amazing the guy was able to drove and actually stop the thing.  The
face of the piston was pretty worn from being on the rotor for who knows how
long.

This was in NY btw, so those yearly safety inspections really do a lot of
good!

mark
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