March 19, 2007
Brake Left!
I finally replaced the brake pads on the Velociblazer today. Front and back. I figured 160,000 miles on the originals was a bit of a stretch even for me.
Did it myself, of course, because every time I took it in to a brake shop they wanted $900 to replace the discs. And you know what? Checked 'em. Those discs are still sweet.
As thin as a Presbyterian's wafer, but sweet.
I'm beside myself with stopping power, though. Just no fun not being able to put metal to metal and power slide up to the crossing guard in the mornings, she ashielding the little bike tots with one arm, and giving me the shahtsungoo with the other. Stoppage actually sucks. It's like coloring within the lines. Just boring stuff.
I miss the sparks, too.
I suppose I'll eventually acclimatize to this newfound safety measure, but I sure as hell won't like it.
You should get some of them steer horns and mount 'em on top of the grill.
Posted by: rankin' rob at March 19, 2007 9:10 PMHell, Rob, I think I'll clip my toenails and glue the detritus into those horns. Maybe have some left over for a kinghell toothpick.
Posted by: Velociman at March 19, 2007 9:13 PMIn the immortal words of the firstest Big Johnson t-shirt I everest bough... Brakes are for pussies.
Beats the hell out of draggin' your feet though.
Maybe if you drive faster, braking will be more fun!
Posted by: Jean at March 19, 2007 9:25 PMI kind of thought 60 in a 25 MPH school zone was pushing the envelope, but Jean apparently has the need for speed. She'll probably be way cool in jail when they send us there. Of course, I'll be in the Midnight Express pod. She'll be in the Caged Heat pod. But we can swap notes later, eh?
Posted by: Velociman at March 19, 2007 9:44 PMI'm guessing you wouldn't be a fan of ABS?
Posted by: Chickie at March 19, 2007 10:28 PMI love ABS. But it does squirrelly shit when the pads are gone. Keeps second guessing itself. Strange, I tell you.
Posted by: Velociman at March 19, 2007 10:33 PMJust go off roading for a bit, get the pads all nice and dusty. They'll squeal for you then.
Posted by: Cythen at March 20, 2007 3:23 AMHow sad and desperate we are, to be writing posts about brake jobs. Perhaps I shall share my recent experience with an Oil Change, although it's not nearly as chewy.
Son, this is disappointing. Ain't you got any half-decent shitblogs left in ya?
Posted by: Elisson at March 20, 2007 5:52 PMWell, Elisson, it beats cat blogging. At least there's testosterone in vehicle repair, girlie man.
Posted by: Velociman at March 20, 2007 8:35 PMV-Man... if you and I are going to jail, it has to be in the same cell. Notes later would be no fun.
Posted by: Jean at March 20, 2007 9:07 PM...and, the resultant blogging would be blush-worthy.
Posted by: Jean at March 20, 2007 9:10 PMWell, I didn't want to let the cat out of the bag, or worse the Catfish out of the bag, but I've converted the Batcave into a cell, of sorts, Jean. Manacles and dogfood, anyway. A bucket for.. you know. As you can tell I'm pretty psyched about my new role in life.
Posted by: Velociman at March 20, 2007 9:12 PMMy front brakes are sorely in need of this. The guy told me they were "wafer thin" last time I got the jeep aligned. I kept replaying that scene from Monty Python in my head.
"Come on...it's wafer thin!"
Posted by: Rosie at March 20, 2007 10:17 PMyes, your enthusiasm is most impressive. It had to come out eventually.
Posted by: Jean at March 20, 2007 10:29 PMI just had my brakes redone... cost me a ton of money because they had to go find some leak or other in my cooling system too. *sigh*
But living in the great Northeast with all the moonbats, I'm afraid of a close encounter with one of them and having some of that moonbattery rubbing off on me. I might have an uncontrollable urge to watch Algore's movie or something. I figured brakes were the best way to avoid such a thing.
Posted by: Teresa at March 21, 2007 10:12 PMYou'd never get that many miles in the Steel City. Too many hills.
I guess that's the (one) advantage of being a Flatlander like Velocidude.
Posted by: steelheader at March 23, 2007 4:44 PM