blowing hot air/86 5kcst

[Ameer Antar]

I prefer to do brakes myself. I've never been happy when a shop does my 
brakes. I guess most people don't have time for it, but it's really easy 
esp. on a 5k. I'd have the shop check the whole system, instead of just 
pads and rotors. It depends on what the symptoms are, but things to check 
are leakage at calipers, cracked/spongy hoses, old fluid, air in the 
system, possibly master cylinder. It all depends on what it's doing...soft 
pedal, high effort, vibration...etc. It's very strange that the discs got 
warped so quickly. Any explanation from them? That should not happen, 
unless something was wrong w/ the part or a bad install. I've heard if you 
torque the wheel nuts more than the spec 80 ft-lbs., the disc can warp, 
make sure they're not just using an impact wrench. That's why I like doing 
it myself. I will torque things to spec. I don't know of any mechanic who 
torques -anything. Hope this helps...

-ameer

At 10:47 PM 10/2/00, you wrote:
>  well, after checking the the bowden cable, which doesn't move at all when I
>cycle the hi/low on ac, though the fan does what it should do, the cable
>doesn't budge.  I can hear the clicking when I press the different functions
>on climate control.  Yesterday I actually got cold air blowing and today
>also, though I have done nothing other than move wires and hoses and still
>have the whole area opened and exposed.  The ac seems to cycle off on it's
>own while driving then I have to play around with the buttons for it to come
>back on.  Could this be the climate control head itself that's causing the
>problem?  or  ac programmer since cable doesn't move?  Anybody got spares? I
>could pay reasonable price or possibly trade for other parts.
>Anyway, I'm trying to prioritize my next few steps with this car, I've got it
>running really well, I've spent lots of time and money getting it to this
>level (nothing fancy, just a good reliable daily driver, so far) thank
>goodness the car only cost $300 or I'm sure I wouldn't have kept it.   It is
>in need of some window work, (presently unplugged) non functioning radio,
>intermittent ac problem, and an outer cv joint replacement. Also have to deal
>with a shop that replaced my front rotors and brakes, the rotors were warped
>at 6 weeks and less than 2500 miles on them. They've already replaced the
>pads and brake mechanism and turned the rotors.  Brakes still don't feel
>good.
>Thanks for all your help!
>
>Linda
>86 5kcst
>177k
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