TheAMCForum.com Homepage
Forum Home Forum Home > The Garage > Suspension, Steering, Brakes & Wheels
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Steering and Brakes
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Click for TheAMCForum Rules / Click for PDF version of Forum Rules
Your donations help keep this valuable resource free and growing. Thank you.

Steering and Brakes

 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <12
Author
Message
rms827 View Drop Down
AMC Nut
AMC Nut
Avatar

Joined: Apr/18/2018
Location: California
Status: Offline
Points: 378
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote rms827 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Apr/20/2018 at 2:54am
Started out with a longer post here, but I felt I started unintentionally sounding preachy also.  Anyway, in regards to the earlier posts, I just hope everyone will keep in mind there's a difference between a well meaning lecture and one that's deliberately degrading or insulting.

I was an automotive technician for 16 years with 5 ASE certs (now expired), and I tended to get gently preachy with some customers too, but only because I understood the long term implications of some of the things they'd tell me they wanted to do.  I was trying to keep them safe and/or save them money and headaches down the road.

That said, BillD pretty much nailed all there is to say on the technical advice. 

The only other thing I'll add (without getting into a long rant about the little details that make a quality brake job) is to replace the springs every time you replace the shoes.  You can't see heat fatigue in their metal.  It's a better safe than sorry thing. ;)
Back to Top
S Curry View Drop Down
AMC Addicted
AMC Addicted
Avatar

Joined: Aug/16/2012
Location: Iowa
Status: Offline
Points: 598
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote S Curry Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Apr/20/2018 at 8:37am
Sorry if I was blunt...lots of good advice on this site. Get 'er fixed and start enjoying the ride.
SC
Back to Top
Jjtxaz View Drop Down
AMC Apprentice
AMC Apprentice


Joined: Sep/20/2017
Location: FT. Bliss
Status: Offline
Points: 64
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jjtxaz Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Apr/20/2018 at 9:12am
No hard feelings at all S curry. Ramblers running just needs little things checked off or adjusted and shall be my daily. This weekend a little busy but I'm gonna try and make time to replace the hardware and some shoes I got when I bought the car.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <12
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 12.03
Copyright ©2001-2019 Web Wiz Ltd.

This page was generated in 0.078 seconds.
All content of this site Copyright © 2018 TheAMCForum unless otherwise noted, all rights reserved.
PROBLEMS LOGGING IN or REGISTERING:
If you have problems logging in or registering, then please contact a Moderator or