Night Owl Chatterboxes - Part LVI

• sbst275

  9 Jun 08, 20:38

  I see

• av98m

  9 Jun 08, 20:41

  Originally posted by kopiosatu:

  if they ask "who the f*ck are you guys????" we will then declare we are from the club 30 eating team.

  then we'll be recognised!

  
  

• av98m

  9 Jun 08, 20:42

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  we should go to any a la carte place, order, write in the hungrygowhere place, and skew the shit out of the "how much per person" average... until we're well-known and places offer us discounts so as not to skew the average in the site

  
  

• sbst275

  9 Jun 08, 20:43

  laggy tonight

• Meia Gisborn

  9 Jun 08, 20:59

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  laggy tonight

  
  I'm getting pretty decent response here.

   

  In other news, the brake pads and/or rotors of my winter junker might need replacing. They started squealing like a banshee under moderate application just a couple of weeks back.

• Fatum

  9 Jun 08, 21:00

  must be already worn out ....

  that squealing might be from that strip of metal on the pads to tell you it's time to change ....

   

• sbst275

  9 Jun 08, 21:03

  Looks like there's 1 trend of new nicks or clones...

• the Bear

  9 Jun 08, 21:03

  i'm getting an okay response too...

  and what more, i was downloading Machine Girl.. and completed too... lousy resolution tho'.. so i'll try to get the movie DVD or a proper download

• sbst275

  9 Jun 08, 21:07

  I saw 16/f/available before, now I see 20/m/available

• Meia Gisborn

  9 Jun 08, 21:08

  Originally posted by Fatum:

  must be already worn out ....

  that squealing might be from that strip of metal on the pads to tell you it's time to change ....

   

  
  You mean the wear indicator? That's what I thought too, but a quick visual inspection of the outer pad on all four brakes shows there's still an appreciable amount of brake lining left. Also, from what I recall, the wear indicator makes a metal-on-metal rubbing/grinding sound rather than a squealing sound.

   

  I'm going to dismount the front wheels after work today to take a closer look. Any tips for what to look for besides adequate brake lining material?

• Kuali Baba

  9 Jun 08, 21:10

  It could be a case of binding brakes, which should be solved by just a simple adjustment of the clearance between the discs and calipers/shoes and drum.

• Fatum

  9 Jun 08, 21:12

  Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:

  
  You mean the wear indicator? That's what I thought too, but a quick visual inspection of the outer pad on all four brakes shows there's still an appreciable amount of brake lining left. Also, from what I recall, the wear indicator makes a metal-on-metal rubbing/grinding sound rather than a squealing sound.

   

  I'm going to dismount the front wheels after work today to take a closer look. Any tips for what to look for besides adequate brake lining material?

  what about the discs itself ? .... probably a little piece of grit of something got embedded onto one of the pads ....

  a small bottle of those graphite sprays for brakes may help ...

   

• Meia Gisborn

  9 Jun 08, 21:17

  Originally posted by Kuali Baba:

  It could be a case of binding brakes, which should be solved by just a simple adjustment of the clearance between the discs and calipers/shoes and drum.

  
  I've checked for that too. Had each wheel off the ground with the tranny in neutral and brakes released, and was able to rotate them with my finger.

   

  Or could the brakes be binding under load, i.e., when the wheel is normally supporting the weight of the vehicle?

• Meia Gisborn

  9 Jun 08, 21:23

  Originally posted by Fatum:

  what about the discs itself ? .... probably a little piece of grit of something got embedded onto one of the pads ....

  a small bottle of those graphite sprays for brakes may help ...

   

  
  Hmm... front rotors look relatively shiny, uniform and clean, with no visible gouges (at least on the outer surfaces of the discs--I won't be able to check the inner surfaces until I get the wheels off).

   

  Both rear rotors have light surface rusting on the outer surfaces, but no gouges or abnormal wear that I can see. Again, I'll need to have the rear wheels off to check on the condition of the inner surfaces.

   

  That graphite spray sounds like an excellent idea. I'll drop by the local auto parts store on the way home this evening to pick up a can of it.

• Kuali Baba

  9 Jun 08, 21:25

  Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:

  
  I've checked for that too. Had each wheel off the ground with the tranny in neutral and brakes released, and was able to rotate them with my finger.

  Or could the brakes be binding under load, i.e., when the wheel is normally supporting the weight of the vehicle?

  Or just have the clearances adjusted to specification and see if it works. Maybe that has become uneven over time.

• Lin Yu

  9 Jun 08, 21:26

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  Looks like there's 1 trend of new nicks or clones...

  
  not i start wan. OK?

   

• Fatum

  9 Jun 08, 21:28

  Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:

  
  Hmm... front rotors look relatively shiny, uniform and clean, with no visible gouges (at least on the outer surfaces of the discs--I won't be able to check the inner surfaces until I get the wheels off).

   

  Both rear rotors have light surface rusting on the outer surfaces, but no gouges or abnormal wear that I can see. Again, I'll need to have the rear wheels off to check on the condition of the inner surfaces.

   

  That graphite spray sounds like an excellent idea. I'll drop by the local auto parts store on the way home this evening to pick up a can of it.

  don't just check the discs, check the pads as well ... a small piece of stone might have been caught in one of the pads ...

   

• Meia Gisborn

  9 Jun 08, 21:29

  Originally posted by Kuali Baba:

  Or just have the clearances adjusted to specification and see if it works. Maybe that has become uneven over time.

  
  Don't most modern cars come with pads that self-adjust for wear? My junker's a '95 Nissan 200SX--don't know if it has them.

   

   

• Meia Gisborn

  9 Jun 08, 21:35

  Originally posted by Fatum:

  don't just check the discs, check the pads as well ... a small piece of stone might have been caught in one of the pads ...

   

  
  Roger that! One concern I have is that 13 years of sand and salt may have corroded the caliper bolts in place, and I may need to use an impact wrench to remove them. If that's the case, I may just bring it to a tire and brake shop and have them look at it.

• fudgester

  9 Jun 08, 21:36

  *me gets lost in all this automobile mumo jumbo*

  

• the Bear

  9 Jun 08, 21:36

  my knowledge of cars limits me to percussive maintenance only 

• sbst275

  9 Jun 08, 21:37

  Originally posted by Lin Yu:

  
  not i start wan. OK?

   

  
  I know

  but now happens to be school holiday also

• Meia Gisborn

  9 Jun 08, 21:43

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  my knowledge of cars limits me to percussive maintenance only 

  
  "There is no mechanical problem that cannot be solved with the use of a bigger hammer."

   

  Works in computer maintenance and repair too!

   

   

  Edited to add: I forgot to mention that the quote above came from a good friend of mine who works as a maintenance engineer with Northwest Airlines!

• sbst275

  9 Jun 08, 21:49

  Didn't realise e complain of SIM over e refreshment issue got into evening papers

• the Bear

  9 Jun 08, 21:52

  Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:

  
  "There is no mechanical problem that cannot be solved with a use of a bigger hammer."

   

  Works in computer maintenance and repair too!

  so.. i was right

  just like i am an advocate of: everything can be solved with brute force.. if it's not solved you're not using enough