[s-cars] RR caliper installed!!

[Dave Forgie]

Thnaks to your help, I finally finished the RR caliper install.  I did hook up
the ebrake but I didn't try it to see if it returns properly.  The $24 caliper
retraction"tool" I bought does not work very well (its just a flat "socket") -
so until I rectify that situation I don't want to try the ebrake and end up with
the pads locked to the rotor.

I cooked breakfast this morning for my wife (gee, she didn't even say anything
about the dark "brown" onions in the fritata) so it was pretty easy to get her
to help the brake bleeding.  (Actually I found that I had a one-person bleeding
kit (ball valve at the submerged end of the hose and was about to use it when my
wife wondered out to the garage).

While I was out there and dirty, I took 10 minutes and checked my spark plugs
for tightness. They were fine (none were loose - all at 22 lb ft (okay 25)).  I
cleaned up a bit and took the car for a spin (Hey, I actually have more power
now (Duh!)). Both rear brakes were the same (cool) temp  when I got home (I used
the brakes minimally in order to check for drag).

Oh, yeah, I found out the last monkey lad to work on the ebrake cable put the
cable boot on tail to head instead of head to tail.  This left the cable
exposed. This may have had something to do with the problem.

Dave F.