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Re: tech questions

To: Amy & Erik <apotter@mn.rr.com>
Subject: Re: tech questions
From: noji <noji@snowman.med.umn.edu>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 10:30:21 -0700
Erik,


> But a few things are not quite right.
> Rear lock up first, and it takes quite a lot of pressure at the
> pedal to do so.  The front should lock first right?  What adjustments are
> available?  What should I check?

Have you had your brakes apart?  After 30 years they may have tons of
junk built up in the pistons.  I would flush my brakes every year, but
there was still collections of crud inside the pistons.  This would lead
to leaks only when it was -20 or so in the garage, but the brakes never
felt really good.  Replaced everything this Spring and now I'm a really
happy camper.  Often the pits are too deep to correct.  Stopping to me
is high on my list of things to get totally correct.  A 10 year old air
cleaner is annoying, but not stopping can ruin more than your day.

Dana

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