dirtydeed
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Got a call from the neighbor asking if I could help with his brakes. I've been helping him learn how to do some routine maintenance tasks on his vehicles. Since I used to turn a wrench many years ago, I'm happy that he has an interest in learning to do things for himself. Did a few brake jobs for/with him over the past few months so he could learn how to do some of this stuff for himself. He's a great neighbor, and I'm fortunate to have him next door. He's also a Kubota owner.
In any event, he called recently to see if I could give him a hand with the brakes on his truck. I said "sure, bring it over and we'll get it knocked out".
Well, after fighting with the wheels (needed a sledge to break the rotor rust free) we got the wheels off. I asked him just how the brakes felt and if he noticed anything odd about the braking effort or was he simply "Flint-stoning" the truck in order to get it stopped?
Here's what I found!
The first pic is what the rear brake rotor looked like when it was fused to the hub. The second pic is what happened after one medium whack with the "BMFH" to knock the rust off the hub and free the rotor! I told him that he sure must like to get his monies worth out of a set of pads.
All is good now...stops on a dime and gives 9 cents change...and I feel safer driving on our shared road now.
In any event, he called recently to see if I could give him a hand with the brakes on his truck. I said "sure, bring it over and we'll get it knocked out".
Well, after fighting with the wheels (needed a sledge to break the rotor rust free) we got the wheels off. I asked him just how the brakes felt and if he noticed anything odd about the braking effort or was he simply "Flint-stoning" the truck in order to get it stopped?
Here's what I found!
The first pic is what the rear brake rotor looked like when it was fused to the hub. The second pic is what happened after one medium whack with the "BMFH" to knock the rust off the hub and free the rotor! I told him that he sure must like to get his monies worth out of a set of pads.
All is good now...stops on a dime and gives 9 cents change...and I feel safer driving on our shared road now.
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