Learning to do maintenance work on my car

[Ringel05]

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Yup, that definitely looks like a brake caliper.........

 

[Larsky]

Yup, that definitely looks like a brake caliper.........

I'm disappointed. All the master mechanics here don't see the glaring issue in that image?
Good lord.

 

[Ringel05]

I'm disappointed. All the master mechanics here don't see the glaring issue in that image?
Good lord.

Never claimed to be a master mechanic......... Heck I HATE working on vehicles.

 

[petro]

I'm disappointed. All the master mechanics here don't see the glaring issue in that image?
Good lord.

It appears the caliper bolts are missing.

 

[Larsky]

It appears the caliper bolts are missing.

Yes, they are.
Keep looking.

 

[petro]

Yes, they are.
Keep looking.

Are the pads missing?

 

[Larsky]

Are the pads missing?

Pads are in place.

 

[petro]

Pads are in place.

I fail.

 

[eagle1462010]

caliper line is up in the air still .......

 

[Larsky]

caliper line is up in the air still .......

Kinda close.
No cigar.

 

[eagle1462010]

Kinda close.
No cigar.

Weird looking . Not like my Chevy. But the hose is up in the air......I normally hang mine up til I'm done. put the grease on the clips and caliper when I manually depress them with a c clamp.

 

[Larsky]

Weird looking . Not like my Chevy. But the hose is up in the air......I normally hang mine up til I'm done. put the grease on the clips and caliper when I manually depress them with a c clamp.

You are so close.
(except for the bolts, the caliper is in place)

 

[Natural Citizen]

Caliper is on the wrong side of the car. Bleeder should be on top.

 

[Natural Citizen]

I've had to start over and do stuff twice before, after screwing it up the first time around. If anybody says they haven't, they're full of it. Heh heh...

 

[Larsky]

Caliper is on the wrong side of the car. Bleeder should be on top.

DINGDINGDING!

 

[eagle1462010]

I've had to start over and do stuff twice before, after screwing it up the first time around. If anybody says they haven't, they're full of it. Heh heh...

I've always done one side at a time so I can look at the other side to make sure I don't screw up. lol

 

[Larsky]

I've had to start over and do stuff twice before, after screwing it up the first time around. If anybody says they haven't, they're full of it. Heh heh...

I worked with a guy who replaced a head gasket in a Mazda. After, it wouldn't crank. He left shop rags stuffed in the cylinders.

 

[Natural Citizen]

I've always done one side at a time so I can look at the other side to make sure I don't screw up. lol

Yeah, pretty much that. Most of the time anyway.

 

[Natural Citizen]

I worked with a guy who replaced a head gasket in a Mazda. After, it wouldn't crank. He left shop rags stuffed in the cylinders.

Somebody did that same thing a while back over on the car forum. lolol.

That sucks to have to do once, much less take all apart again.

Ah well. What are you gonna do? Still beats paying some other cat a couple grand.

I gotta take my dog to the vet again. This is two days this week I've had to go in there. He looks like he went five rounds wiht Mike Tyson. Eye's all swoled shut, welts all over his face. Dunno if he got stung or it's an alergy or what. Later...

 

[DudleySmith]

Madrid was an old coal mining town on the Turquoise Trail that is now an artists enclave and motorcyclist's destination.

Is there a town in NM that isn't 'an artists' enclave'?