The new game, brakes

[drew at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew)]

> When we last saw our heroine, she was smiling as she snapped not one, but
> both bleeder screws off of the front calipers. This was part of the
> attempt to replacethe master cylinder you may recall. No panic had beset
> her, since she knew she had a group of friends who would either rush to
> her rescue( yeah, right, as if I'd expect it) or laugh at her...(the
> latter came in a resounding chorus, and I thank you)

Oh, come on (hee hee - ow, my sides hurt!) I wasn't laughing (ho, ho -
dammit!) THAT hard... :)

> She mounts her trusty horse (Klaus)and goes to town for provisions: beer,
> easy outs, oxygen, reman calipers, of course she only got one side...

Well, you got the critical ingredient covered (beer!) - everything else is
optional.

> So now here's where you get to play along.

Really? Cool.  DO I get to play with your toys, or do I have to bring my own?

> You get to guess what went wrong next!!!

Oh, there are SO many possbilities.  But I'm guessing you either a)
rounded off, or b) snapped off, one or both caliper carrier bolts.  Hint -
vice grips will get the rounded out ones off - your replacement calipers
will have new boots, so don't worry about the boots.  But you will have to
get new caliper hardware kits - about $15 a side I think at crappy tire -
for new bolts and steel sleeves.

> I'm going to the track, enough fun for now. But I'm still smiling, no
> panic, not yet.

Well, maybe they're just rounded off.  I'm never impressed when the
buggers snap off in the carrier - but at least A1 carriers bolt on, while
A2 ones are integral with the wheel bearing housing - snapping one of
THOSE off will give you a headache real quick.

> Write your sequel to the story here! Please be creative...I need a laugh.

Nah, fiction is never as weird and wonderful as reality, especially when
YOUR cars are involved.  I'm just going to wait for the Reality TV show -
I'm expecting it to be introduced as a "trailer park boys" spinoff - "The
South Cayuga Hillbillies."

Have fun at the track.

Drew

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