Help Needed on Marlboro Contest IV

TTH wrote:

Good Morning bigred & skuncle
I couldn't get the lights last night because my ISP kept going down


Hey bigred,
Uh, just how did you re-do your brakes if you couldn't get that wheel bearing nut off? Also, are you taking about turning your rotor I don't know much about cars, I do know a little. Enough to know you don't use an air gun on a wheel bearing nut & the cotter pin (sp) is right there in front of you so you shouldn't forget to take that out. Then you either turn your rotors or replace them. Someone should check all their rotors (4) when checking the brakes. If I have any of this wrong then let me know. The only reason I know any of this is because when I had my brakes inspected, I watched them do it and asked questions. I asked if I could. Their policy is no customers in the bay area but, they said no girl had ever cared or asked to watch so the manager ok'd it.

You hit the nail on the head with just about all counts, Most of the earlier cars have drum brakes todays cars have disk brakes all around.
but most cars have either disc in the front and drum in the back, but the suv that I am driving has disc all around. The differential is a positraction differential. not a limited slip disc rear. As explained in My Cousin Viny, with Marrissa Tome, Joe Peshy, I botched the spelling of his name.
The SUV is a four wheel drive vehicle. I am very versed in this since I was a young boy when we used to do all of the car work in my parents driveway. Quote as in the backyard mechanics!! I can still remember the tools being thrown across the driveway when things gave us a hard time. Putting in engines and transmissions with a pine tree limb and a fan belt tied to a comalong.
This is how things were done when you had to without a cherry picker.
For the record, I have done car and motorcycle work myself, as well as several rebuilds with little or no supervision. Needless to say I still appriciate the help that you've offered TTH. :wink: