Chicago Crew Thread #2 - Page 112 - 3000GT/Stealth International Message Center

iceman_ii · 07-04-2004, 04:26 PM

Holy crap I'm beat!

I've been fighting with these damn brakes all day... everytime I work on this car, I remind myself of what morons there are out there working on them too!

I'm not sure what the stupid SOB did, but whoever worked on the brakes last either torqued the F*ck out of the bolts holding on the front calipers, or they used threadlock of some sort (there is a powdery residue that may be threadlock)

All I know is the sons of bitches did NOT want to come off. I wound up putting her on Jackstands and using a 6 point box-end wrench... I would put it on at an angle of about 7 o-clock, put the other end of the wrench on my jack, and jack the f*cker up... the first couple times, the wrench actually lifted the car, until the weight of the car settled and forced the bolt to turn.

Think about it, doing the math, that SOB had to have been on there with over 400 ft lbs of torque.... I think the numb nuts bastard who worked on it last needs to be taken out, chained to my bumper, and drug behind the damn thing!

Well, three calipers down, only one to go, and its soaking in PB Blaster as I type... meanwhile, I think I am going to grab a cold one, and take a break.

iceman_ii · 07-04-2004, 04:31 PM

Sanjay,

I may be up for it if I can get this damn last caliper off and replaced... I can't promise anything... give me a shout if you are going out.

If tonight's a bust, how 'bout Wednesday night at HB?

iceman_ii · 07-04-2004, 07:54 PM

OK, all you newbies out there, read and take heed.... this story is EX-FREAKIN'-ZACTLY why you never ever EVER take your car to some shithead to work on it...

1. Take it to Jim and Jeff,
2. Take it to someone you know and TRUST (who has preferable worked on these cars before)
3. Buy a torque wrench, get a manual, and do it your-own-damn-self...

Doing one of these is the ONLY way you can be sure you got it done right.

In the posts above, I was bitching about some fu@knut who worked on the brakes for a previous owner and overtorqued the front caliper bolts... well, I got the first front caliper off, and I soaked the bolts on the other in PB Blaster... I even took a torch to it to try to break it loose...

When I applied my whole body weight to the breaker bar (a little bit of my weight was not budging it), the fu@king bolt head snapped clean off.

The pisser is that the shithead who did it probably charged the owner EXTRA for the privledge of getting his car fu@ked up. Only he sold it before the shitty work became appearant! Now I am royally screwed!

ThermoDust · 07-05-2004, 07:02 AM

vr4ludak · 07-05-2004, 12:03 PM

Thats great advice Jeff, "When in dought, drink a beer"!

I seemed to be in alot of dought this pased weekend

EVILTWIN · 07-05-2004, 12:14 PM

here is better advice.

When in doubt drink LOTS of beer.

RoVR4 · 07-05-2004, 08:25 PM

yep just relax...been there before..........i stripped one of the nuts that held the rear turbo to the manifold. I wanted to douse the car in gasoline and set it on fire. But I love the damn thing again after i got it off so its all good.

just ask greg and sanjay of all the problems we ran into......like using a hacksaw to get the rear o2 off

just chill yo

Damon · 07-05-2004, 09:51 PM

Got everything off of the car save for the actual tranny. Dropping it tommorow, sending off the RPS 6 puck to get resurfaced immediately. I pray they get it back as quickly as they promised... I WILL BE AT THE NG!!!

Oh, since my tranfer case is sitting next to me, what Dodge dealer should I go to for my TC recall replacement. I can just walk in with it and my VIN correct?

Sanjay · 07-05-2004, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EVILTWIN

here is better advice.

When in doubt drink LOTS of beer.

Were you doing this last night when the Cubbies SWEPT the white SUX?? lol CUBBIES WIN!!!!!!!! AND THEY SWEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!!! Did I mention they won the series 4-2 ??? WHITE SUX AND CUBS RULE!!! How you like dem apples Fletcher???

-Sanjay

EVILTWIN · 07-05-2004, 09:58 PM

yet another confused cub fan. Of course you leave out the fact that the WhiteSox are in FIRST PLACE, regardless of the sweep, and the Cubs, well....

07-04-2004, 04:26 PM	#1111 (permalink)
iceman_ii Between Shadow and Light Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ft. Worth, TX Drives: Abbie & the N/A Trader Rating: (4)	Re: Chicago Crew Thread #2 Holy crap I'm beat! I've been fighting with these damn brakes all day... everytime I work on this car, I remind myself of what morons there are out there working on them too! I'm not sure what the stupid SOB did, but whoever worked on the brakes last either torqued the Fck out of the bolts holding on the front calipers, or they used threadlock of some sort (there is a powdery residue that may be threadlock) All I know is the sons of bitches did NOT want to come off. I wound up putting her on Jackstands and using a 6 point box-end wrench... I would put it on at an angle of about 7 o-clock, put the other end of the wrench on my jack, and jack the fcker up... the first couple times, the wrench actually lifted the car, until the weight of the car settled and forced the bolt to turn. Think about it, doing the math, that SOB had to have been on there with over 400 ft lbs of torque.... I think the numb nuts bastard who worked on it last needs to be taken out, chained to my bumper, and drug behind the damn thing! Well, three calipers down, only one to go, and its soaking in PB Blaster as I type... meanwhile, I think I am going to grab a cold one, and take a break.

07-04-2004, 04:31 PM	#1112 (permalink)
iceman_ii Between Shadow and Light Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ft. Worth, TX Drives: Abbie & the N/A Trader Rating: (4)	Re: Chicago Crew Thread #2 Sanjay, I may be up for it if I can get this damn last caliper off and replaced... I can't promise anything... give me a shout if you are going out. If tonight's a bust, how 'bout Wednesday night at HB?

07-04-2004, 07:54 PM	#1113 (permalink)
iceman_ii Between Shadow and Light Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ft. Worth, TX Drives: Abbie & the N/A Trader Rating: (4)	Re: Chicago Crew Thread #2 OK, all you newbies out there, read and take heed.... this story is EX-FREAKIN'-ZACTLY why you never ever EVER take your car to some shithead to work on it... 1. Take it to Jim and Jeff, 2. Take it to someone you know and TRUST (who has preferable worked on these cars before) 3. Buy a torque wrench, get a manual, and do it your-own-damn-self... Doing one of these is the ONLY way you can be sure you got it done right. In the posts above, I was bitching about some fu@knut who worked on the brakes for a previous owner and overtorqued the front caliper bolts... well, I got the first front caliper off, and I soaked the bolts on the other in PB Blaster... I even took a torch to it to try to break it loose... When I applied my whole body weight to the breaker bar (a little bit of my weight was not budging it), the fu@king bolt head snapped clean off. The pisser is that the shithead who did it probably charged the owner EXTRA for the privledge of getting his car fu@ked up. Only he sold it before the shitty work became appearant! Now I am royally screwed!

07-05-2004, 07:02 AM	#1114 (permalink)
ThermoDust What’s a car? Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: McHenry, Illinois Drives: 91 Dodge Stealth R/T Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Chicago Crew Thread #2 __________________ 1991 Dodge Stealth R/T

07-05-2004, 12:03 PM	#1115 (permalink)
vr4ludak Talks Cheap, Parts arnt Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Chicago, IL Drives: a money hole!!! Trader Rating: (6)	Re: Chicago Crew Thread #2 Thats great advice Jeff, "When in dought, drink a beer"! I seemed to be in alot of dought this pased weekend __________________ Red 95 Vr4 *FOR SALE* 54,300 miles, Ported & Cliped TDO4L 15G's, Stage 2 Heads, 5k miles on new OEM short block, 1G DSM IC's, Denso 660cc Injectors, Denso fuel pump with rewire, Apexi SAFC, Apexi Turbo Timer Auto Meter Boost gauge, MAF-T, LS1 MAF, K&N 8" Filter, Spec stage 3 carbon clutch, Fidanza Alum Flywheel, Greddy BOV, Magnecore 8.5 Wires, ATR Cat back, Stillen down pipe, Alum Y-Pipe & turbo intake runners, Eiboch Springs, 3SX SS Break lines, Trust Rear Strut bar, Custom front strut bar, Stillin break pads, Stoptech sloted rotors, Blitz DSBC, No precats, EK2 EGR block off plates & vac hose reduction, JDM body conversion, 99 sail panels, JDM MR gears, Dyno Tunned mod

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07-05-2004, 12:14 PM	#1116 (permalink)
EVILTWIN Grandpa Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Henderson NV/MooreOK Drives: 07Accord, 03 C5 ann. Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Chicago Crew Thread #2 here is better advice. When in doubt drink LOTS of beer. __________________ Set the gearshift, for the high gear of your soul. Chuck Norris can win a game of Connect Four in THREE MOVES I'm an Equal Opportunity Annoyer!

07-05-2004, 08:25 PM	#1117 (permalink)
RoVR4 Senior Member "Go Pig Go" Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: DeKalb,IL Drives: 1995 VR4 (Sold) Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Chicago Crew Thread #2 yep just relax...been there before..........i stripped one of the nuts that held the rear turbo to the manifold. I wanted to douse the car in gasoline and set it on fire. But I love the damn thing again after i got it off so its all good. just ask greg and sanjay of all the problems we ran into......like using a hacksaw to get the rear o2 off just chill yo __________________ 1995 3000GT VR4 (Sold 10/08/06) Daily Driver: 2005 Honda Accord EX V6 w/navigation 2008 Acura MDX w/Technology Package

07-05-2004, 09:51 PM	#1118 (permalink)
Damon Paternus Expectus Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicagoland, IL Drives: 95/*99 Stealth TT Trader Rating: (4)	Re: Chicago Crew Thread #2 Got everything off of the car save for the actual tranny. Dropping it tommorow, sending off the RPS 6 puck to get resurfaced immediately. I pray they get it back as quickly as they promised... I WILL BE AT THE NG!!! Oh, since my tranfer case is sitting next to me, what Dodge dealer should I go to for my TC recall replacement. I can just walk in with it and my VIN correct? __________________ I got two speeds... Faster than you... and KICKING YOUR ASS. 1995 Dodge Stealth RT/TT - Black/Tan Leather (1 of 10) '99 Front end conversion with a thing or two...

07-05-2004, 09:58 PM	#1120 (permalink)
EVILTWIN Grandpa Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Henderson NV/MooreOK Drives: 07Accord, 03 C5 ann. Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Chicago Crew Thread #2 yet another confused cub fan. Of course you leave out the fact that the WhiteSox are in FIRST PLACE, regardless of the sweep, and the Cubs, well....