I will also ask about that. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 11:26 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] question for the car guys
No one has mentioned the anti-lock breaks? Why they should become a problem under those circumstances I don't know but I do know that they do shimmy when applied if not working correctly and in some models even when working apparently correctly. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] question for the car guys >A long shot but I bought new tires once and had a bad vibration right > afterwards. When I got home I popped the cap off and found the problem > right off. The idiot put the lugs on backwards so the tapered end faced > away from the wheel... > > Diagnosing by email is much harder. By vibration we need to get a bit > more > specific. A warped rotor doesn't vibrate at 25 to 40, it feels more like > jerking. A smooth run, a jerk or bump and a smooth run again. The > bumping > or jerking gets slower obviously as you slow down. > > I could happen, especially if the rotors got turned too thin the last > time. > I've known some um well idiots is really too nice a word. But I've known > of > people that read the specs on the brake lathe and think that is what the > first cut should be. If the lathe says it can cut 90 thousandths in one > pass then by god that's what you have to do. 90 thousandths off any rotor > will put it under the minimum. If it is thin and slammed home with a tire > gun they can warp fairly quickly. Not a couple weeks I wouldn't think > though. > > I have known the outer pad to be put on without either putting the anti > vibration glue on, or not bending the tabs to keep the pad tightly in > place. > Those situations cause a vibration that is often loud as well. When the > brakes are applied you hear sometimes a squealing or a humming type sound. > That isn't nearly as dangerous as it is annoying. But since it started > after brake work, I'd take it back and see what they offer. One thing you > can do on your own is to take a wrench to the lugs and make sure they > tightened them all. 1 left loose won't cause a serious problem, I have > had > to run a race car on 3 lugs on 1 wheel before. But that isn't the > brightest > way to go. > > Take a torque wrench if you have one and 75 to 80 footpounds will keep the > wheels on. If you don't have a torque wrench, take a socket or something > and make sure everything is tight. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lenny McHugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "handyman-blind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 6:43 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] question for the car guys > > >> We have a 2003 grand caravan sport all wheel drive. Two weeks ago for >> inspection it needed breaks at the same time I upgraded the break fluid >> to >> dot 5.1 and also had the tires rotated. >> Now about 45 mph when Karen applies the break she can feel a chatter or >> vibration. When she first said it was shaking at that speed I thought she >> lost a balancing weight. I now suspect rotors. Is there anything that can >> cause a rotor go bad after about two weeks after installing new breaks? >> The >> vehicle has about 40,000 miles and the rotors were cut around 25,000 >> miles. >> Got to get this thing fixed quickly, next week we are taking my grandson >> to >> Canada to see the falls. >> Lenny >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Send any questions regarding list management to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To listen to the show archives go to link >> http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 >> Or >> ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ >> >> The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >> http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday >> >> Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various >> List Members At The Following address: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ >> >> Visit the archives page at the following address >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following >> address for more information: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/ >> For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man >> list just send a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.6.3/1611 - Release Date: 8/14/2008 > 6:20 AM > > ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links __________ NOD32 3357 (20080814) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! 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