- 1. Brakes and Broken stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Eric J Petrevich/LRM<inch@megageek.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2000 23:01:04 -0500
- Well, tonight I tried to replace the brakes (and rotors) on the SO's car. (Chevy Lumina) The drivers side went fine. when I did the passenger side, I hit a snag. The bolt for the rotor (a T-60 star b
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- 2. Re: Brakes and Broken stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Tim Votaw <hazman@harborside.com>
- Date: Sat, 01 Jan 2000 22:17:48 -0800
- Hey, Inch. Had some episodes like this with T-45's, finally resorted to a simple hand-held impact tool that has an adapter to accept 3/8 drive sockets. Whacked it a few times with a ballpeen, cracked
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- 3. Re: Brakes and Broken stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>
- Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 12:26:24 -0500
- I second the impact driver and heat stuff. I got a Crapsman heat gun for Christmas from the wife (it was used and half price). With a bunch of tips. They have a tip than necks down to 1/4 (or close)
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- 4. Re: Brakes and Broken stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Randall <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 12:07:45 -0800
- Don't forget to replace the funny shaped O-rings that ride on the caliper bolts ! They should be replaced as a matter of course anyway ... Randall
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- 5. Re: Brakes and Broken stuff (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>
- Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 20:01:33 -0500
- Sorry to hear about your tooth Inch. I broke 2 Torx sockets trying to remove the bolts for the seat belts in my Bricklin. The 1st one I broke with my impact wrench, the 2nd one I broke like you did,
- /html/shop-talk/2000-01/msg00004.html (8,884 bytes)
- 6. Re: Brakes and Broken stuff (score: 1)
- Author: rchansle@us.ibm.com
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 10:46:26 -0700
- I broke one of the Husky Torx a few weeks ago trying to get the seat belts off a jeep in the junk yard. Had a long breaker bar on the end of the ratchet. I had a second socket in the box and when I s
- /html/shop-talk/2000-01/msg00008.html (9,500 bytes)
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