Re: Pebble in front brake

[s1wood@ibm.net]

To my knowledge, it isn't a CQ thing.  I have never had that happen in the
two '90 CQ I have owned since 1990.

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> From: Brooks Ellis <brooks@frii.com>
> To: quattro list <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
> Subject: Pebble in front brake
> Date: Friday, July 10, 1998 3:02 AM
> 
> >had this problem.  I think it's worse here because we live on a gravel
> >road, and in addition, the local highway departments are really into 
> 
> I've never had that problem, and I spend a -lot- of time on dirt/gravel
> roads... Hmm.. I wonder if it's a 90/91 CQ thing.
> 
> >"chip and seal" form of road maintenance, where they put down a coating
of
> >hot tar and then a layer of small diameter gravel, letting the 
> 
> I absolutly abhore this act. It's SO obnoxious. They chuck a bunch of
> gravel 'ball bearings' down against the asphalt, and makes 40-50mph turns
> into 25mph turns. Not to mention it throws rocks all against your
bodywork,
> and a car in front of another throws plenty of rocks into the air against
> the windshield, paintwork/bodywork, headlights.. etc.. AUGH!! Dust, too.
On
> what should be nice asphalt roads...
> brooks		
> [ brooks@frii.com    '89.5 200Q @ 1.8    S&W Sigma 9F 17+1 ]