Started hearing a rattling noise from the driver side front wheel.
Wasn't too awful concerned, noise happens.
Went to back out of the driveway and I hear rubbing and dragging sounds, and jerkiness. So I pull back up and take my old green bomb of a truck to pickup my granddaughter.
This morning about 11 I finally got up enough ambition to get dressed and go out and take a look.
I'm gettin too old for this shit.
Anywho, the brake caliper bracket that bolts to the hub, the upper bolt was completely effing GONE. As in it ain't there, it left the chat, the bolt has left the bracket. WTF?
And the bottom bolt was 2/3 of the way unscrewed. WTF?
I haven't done any work on that area in almost 4 years. Never had a damn problem.
So off I go to napa for a bolt. No got one. O'reillys either. Call the dealer, the damn bolt has been DISCONTINUED. WTF?
So I call a hardware store down in fresno. If they don't got something in stock it's because it ain't made.
Damn bolt is metric. I hate metric. I determined it was metric because my tap and die set is american and the damn thing wouldn't screw the die on. That was 9/16-12nc. Looked it up on the internet and that will be a 14mm by 2.0.
Anyway they got one. $2.81, plus time, travel, fuel to get there, about 20 minutes for the drive.
Speaking of that, I paid $5.29 gallon for 87 octane today.
Was a fucking nightmare gettin the caliper and bracket back on, because of my dam shakin hands. But I got it done.
Then I got the bright idea since i got the truck jacked up i'll go ahead and change the oil. Fuck shit piss I can't do this anymore. My goddamn hands shake so bad.
Took 10 minutes to put the drain plug backin. And the oil filter? Fuggedaboutit.
I had to leave that damn thing in.
Well, bud, I'm just71 and I totally Get the frustration of not being able to do the stuff we used to do. Just hangin out, waiting to Graduate.
ReplyDeleteIDK how much you drive, but I wouldn't sweat that filter too much.
Or,maybe wheel into the handy oil change place and just have It replaced?
This year I'm changing the oil And filter on the mower.
I had a caliper bracket bolt back out of the wife's minivan a few weeks after I did a brake job. I bought a new one, checked that I torqued it correctly but when I checked it a few weeks later, it was loose again! Blue loctite for me now.
ReplyDeletePaid a highly respected dealer to rebuild brakes. Intermittent squealing. Dealer could not duplicate. Took it to reputable tire store. Could not find squeak but they did find leaky struts, worn out wipers, old filters. (They're replaced regularly with date and miles written on filters. Wipers are on auto refill). Next; Costco. No luck there either but Costco did not try to upsell. Gave all my shop equipment away before 70th birthday. Plan is to repurchase, do it myself. Will probably break even then spend a day on the couch with a bottle of aspirin.
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