V8 Brakes

[Robert Myers]

It sounds like your friendly auto surgeon is planning a major operation - a 
walletectomy.  Get your car away from him ASAP.

At 06:57 PM 10/9/01, lucas daye wrote:

>I just called my mechanic and asked about "just the brake pads" and he said
>"No, they are applying pressure unevenly, yadda, yadda, yadda. As far as
>your rack, its a dealer item only, there is (verbatim) no one in the free
>world where you can get the rack except from the dealer, and its about
>2000.00 dollars." Didn't someone say there is someone Jurgen or Jorgen who
>makes steering racks for less? It's like now he has my car hostage, and
>looking for things, real or unreal I'm thinking now. I just asked him to
>change the oil and oxygen sensor, and DON'T DO ANY WORK, just give me an
>estimate. Once I get this, I'll let the list know what he's charging for
>what, and hopefully someone cn tell me if this is on the "up and up". Thanks
>in advance.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Arman" <armanmik at n-jcenter.com>
>To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 11:37 AM
>Subject: V8 Brakes
>
>
> > >
> > > On Mon, 8 Oct 2001, lucas daye wrote:
> > >
> > > > Mechanic just said I needed all new replacements for my front
> > brakes....and
> > > > my brake pad light JUST lit up two days ago. I am sure I have the UFO
> > type
> > > > of brakes on my V8, so I am sure I am in for a world of hurt. ZHe said
> > > > calipers , rotors, etc., the whole ball of wax. Okay sports fans, does
> > > > anyone know where I can get the hardware for a more "economical"
>price?
> > Any
> > > > suggestions, concerns, insight would be appreciated. Oh yeah, he said
>I
> > > > needed a sterring rack also,,,sheesh. Thanks in advance, Lucas
> > >
> > > Huh?  I can understand new pads and rotors if they're worn, but I don't
> > > think I've ever heard of UFO calipers going bad.  Did he give a reason
>why
> > > they need to be replaced?
> > >
> > > Also, why the new rack?
> > >
> > > Brett
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > I think he has a yacht payment due, and business has been slow of late . .
>.
> >
> > Pads, possibly - could also be nothing more than a bad wire on the
> > autocheck system.
> >
> > You can examine the pads yourself - check thickness.
> >
> > Rotors? Not unless warped, and there are some tricks to un-warp UFO rotors
> > - no parts, no money, just go drive and do a couple of hard stops,
> > releasing the brakes at the end of each one.
> >
> > Calipers? Doubt it, unless leaking means new seals and corrosion is found
> > inside the bores, or the pistons are stuck in the bores - he can't tell
> > this without taking them out and apart anyway.
> >
> > Rack? Possibly - this is a different (and common) problem. Check where the
> > leaks are coming from (I presume that's what he's complaining about), and
> > you may find nothing more than a re-buildable high pressure hose or even
> > some bad seal rings or crush washers. If you *do* need a rack, the answer
> > is a Jorgen rebuilt, for about a tenth of the cost of the OEM rack, and
> > better quality, too.
> >
> > BTW, Lucas didn't make the rack - now THAT is a truly terrifying prospect!
> >
> > Get a different mechanic, unless you plan to support this one in a life
> > style to which he would like to become accustomed . . .
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Mike Arman
> >
>
>
>
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