V8 Brakes

[Larry C Leung]

Jorgen racks are about $200 uninstalled. Check the vendor list. I've got
one and I'm happy. Your mechanic sounds either to be lazy, and idiot, or
has a boat payment due.

LL - NY

On Tue, 9 Oct 2001 15:57:10 -0700 "lucas daye" <lucasdaye at home.com>
writes:
>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
>>
>