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To: british-cars@alliant.Alliant.COM, gregoret@cgl.ucsf.edu
Subject: Re: Caliper story...
From: Roland Dudley <mit-eddie!dtc.hp.com!cobra@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 90 10:30:45 pdt
From: EDDIE.MIT.EDU!mit-eddie!cgl.ucsf.EDU!gregoret

>                    Novice Mechanics Screw Up
>                              or
>                British Engineers Aren't as Stupid 
>                       as They Might Seem
>
>I write:
>>Did we do something wrong???  
>YES!


>So, advice to any novices out there:  be sure to keep track of where
>things go!  Your life may depend on it!

>Lydia gregoret@cgl.ucsf.edu


The very first brake job I ever did taught me a lesson on what not to
do.  I did as you did and disassembled both sides before proceeding and
spent hours trying to figure out how to reassemble everything.  It
seemed so simple and straight forward beforehand.  Now I completely do
one side before starting the other.  This way there is no danger of
getting parts mixed and you can use the unassembled side as a reference.
Looking at the real thing is much better than looking at a manual
(assuming you have one).  Just keep in mind that some parts may be
mirror imaged.

Roland Dudley
cobra@hpcilan.hp.com


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