Too thrifty?
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Alaskan_TA
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The local deli has one just like that to slice cold cuts.
67Dart273
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When you wear on clear in half that is when "too thrifty"
AND NOW another annoying story from the old days
When I got out of the Navy I was working for a parts store near a ski mountain. Some outfit got some of those used pickup/ van cab/ widebody busses, 1T. Used them to run customers up and down to the ski lodge from town.
Someone brought a disc rotor in off one, and in 74-75 these were "fairly new" items. They wanted it turned, and the thing had been worn down bad and we did not have documentation on them. I drilled a 1/8" inspection hole in the web connecting the brake surface to the hub center and determined "it was way WAY too thin" and gave it back to the customer
Sometime later, someone came in with it IN TWO PIECES. They were threatening to sue, etc. I told them "you better have a receipt for us turning it because we didn't--we rejected it." I recognized it by the drilled inspection hole. Never heard from them again.
AND NOW another annoying story from the old days
When I got out of the Navy I was working for a parts store near a ski mountain. Some outfit got some of those used pickup/ van cab/ widebody busses, 1T. Used them to run customers up and down to the ski lodge from town.
Someone brought a disc rotor in off one, and in 74-75 these were "fairly new" items. They wanted it turned, and the thing had been worn down bad and we did not have documentation on them. I drilled a 1/8" inspection hole in the web connecting the brake surface to the hub center and determined "it was way WAY too thin" and gave it back to the customer
Sometime later, someone came in with it IN TWO PIECES. They were threatening to sue, etc. I told them "you better have a receipt for us turning it because we didn't--we rejected it." I recognized it by the drilled inspection hole. Never heard from them again.
Treblig
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I think that there's a limit on what you should do to decrease the weight of a car to make it go faster!!!
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
I always remove the brake systemI think that there's a limit on what you should do to decrease the weight of a car to make it go faster!!!
All it does is add weight and slow you down
Customer: "But it still stops. Why do I need brakes?"
33IMP
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I just wonder how many months that must have been making noise?
(Turn up the radio, will ya?)
(Turn up the radio, will ya?)
ragtopfury
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I'm familiar with the term "pizza cutters" when referring to the skinny fronts on a race car, but this takes it to a whole new level.
RussellSullivan
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Makes me think of those "Customer states (insert vague description of vehicle fault)" videos on youtube
Ahoey
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Had a drum brake blow the ring off on the front because it was cut too thin. On an old gmc 1/2 ton only going about 25 mph. Steering wheel went to lock smacking my fingers in the spokes. Never crashed got it back under control but hand swollen like a baseball mitt. No more machining rotors or drums for this guy.
Saw one where center web at the hub rusted through. Rotor rusted to pads. Spun wheel during a service and rotor stayed stationary. Boss let it out the door like that,i wanted to put it out of service.
my sister wore out a set of pads so bad one side was gone and piston was doing the stopping.
drove one in shop, and rotor disentegrated as i was driving it into my bay. Had to pick up the chunks,left a trail of parts.
Brakes are really neglected, i think mostly because it can get expensive.
my sister wore out a set of pads so bad one side was gone and piston was doing the stopping.
drove one in shop, and rotor disentegrated as i was driving it into my bay. Had to pick up the chunks,left a trail of parts.
Brakes are really neglected, i think mostly because it can get expensive.
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