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brake band adjustment
My hands are too f*ck*ng big to do this. My 17mm wrench is too big. My patience is at it's end. My guys down at the local '76 station won't touch it; the dealer wants $175; AAMCO wants close to that. I've removed the box that attaches to the throttle bodies, disconnected the heater line, and am about to remove the starter. All this on a tranny with less than 20k miles. WTF?
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$175!!?? WTH??
Tor, I had Subie Specialists in downtown Sac do mine a few weeks ago for an hour's labor. I looked it over in the manual and decided I wasn't meant to work blind with 2 tools while becoming very intimate with the motor. You may wanna hit Sears for a set of stubbies in the future. Hope it went well?
Glenn
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" Aaron Burke 1993 25th Anniversary Edition #63 of 301. R.I.P. Rojo 7/24/2008 She saved my life! 1997 Ebony Mica Pearl LSI. BLACKBERRY 1998 5-Spd Legacy GT Wagon in Glacier White: NUBURU 2005 Cadillac STS in Sandstorm Metallic: STORMY Veteran and farthest traveler of 1st SoCal2MuseumsMeet2010. http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/user.php?RojoRocket |
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175 sounds about right for the dealer.
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1993 25th Anniversary Edition # 156 of 301 ~ 121, 488 miles ( SOLD TO svxfiles 8/6/06) 2006 Subaru Impreza 2.5i....5spd - My daily driver 2006 Subaru Legacy 2.5i -7k miles..Mom's daily driver 2,543 Member of the SVX World Network |
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Visit Steve Barsotti at Barsotti's Auto Care up in Newcastle. Closer than downtown and he's a great guy, with tons of subs
400D Main St I think. http://www.mapquest.com/directions/m...v=ADDRESS&2pl= |
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Steve's been good to me too! Only problem is last time I called in early Nov he was taking appointments for early January!! Who knows where that's at now!! Disconcerting to see his ad in the Bee the same day.
He's a one-man operation, a true Subie lover, but getting harder to get in to see. To his credit he really helped me out one evening when I was in a jam, coming back in to look at my car after hours so I could travel in her the next day, using a coilpack off a parts car and get this, not charging me!! I've recommended him as well. Glenn
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" Aaron Burke 1993 25th Anniversary Edition #63 of 301. R.I.P. Rojo 7/24/2008 She saved my life! 1997 Ebony Mica Pearl LSI. BLACKBERRY 1998 5-Spd Legacy GT Wagon in Glacier White: NUBURU 2005 Cadillac STS in Sandstorm Metallic: STORMY Veteran and farthest traveler of 1st SoCal2MuseumsMeet2010. http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/user.php?RojoRocket Last edited by RojoRocket; 12-15-2004 at 07:34 PM. |
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Yeah, I live literally 10 minutes from Barsotti's and have heard lots of good things about him as well. Forgot he was there, actually, as I've never actually gone to him . . . Guess I will now. Have to fly out of town tomorrow (today, as of right now), I'll give him a call when I get back.
Incidentally, I work for Tognotti's. Feel free to drop by around back in the tire shed Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday and say "hi" or something. Promise I won't use air on your rear wheels |
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do you guys have any zymol products? I want to buy some but dunno where to get them in town.
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yeah I swung by there today, I'm sure you saw my car For anyone else that cares, they do have zymol products
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Yeah, I saw your car; I waited almost 10 minutes before I left . . . no worries, though. How does my exhaust sound under load? All I've heard of it's from the inside if the car . . .
Oh, back to the band thing, I had to do some quick off-the-line movement to avoid being hit just before I got on the freeway; the RPMs jumped to about 4500, hung there, the car started moving a h*ll of a lot quicker than it rormally does off the line, then RPMs dropped to about 4000 and increased "normally". I was doing 45 (redline) by the time I reached the other end of the intersection. So maybe this brake band thing isn't too bad . . . Nah, I'd rather not have to spend another $4k on another tranny in 2 months. I'll call Barsotti's on Thursday, when I get paid. So, THAWA, if you stopped by to see me, I apologize for having to leave early. If not, well, cool, more business for the store And your car looks better than mine. Time to wash it . . . mine, that is. |
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Just got back from a 70 mile drive, checked the fluid, and it was a little on the low side, so I topped it off. That probably explains the slippage in 1st, but not the missing of the gear on upshift. Looks like I still have to do the dreaded brake band adjustment. Hope my trannie's not toast now . . .should be fine I think, I may have taken 5,000 miles off the life of it by running around with low fluid for 4 days. Now I just have to find a leak . . .
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10 to 1 it's the hoses to cooler!
Glenn
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" Aaron Burke 1993 25th Anniversary Edition #63 of 301. R.I.P. Rojo 7/24/2008 She saved my life! 1997 Ebony Mica Pearl LSI. BLACKBERRY 1998 5-Spd Legacy GT Wagon in Glacier White: NUBURU 2005 Cadillac STS in Sandstorm Metallic: STORMY Veteran and farthest traveler of 1st SoCal2MuseumsMeet2010. http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/user.php?RojoRocket |
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Yeah sorry bout that, couldnt find the cleaning accessories . I couldnt hear your car though, course i did have my windows up and music on . I was trying to kill two birds with one stone by going there. What hit your windshield?
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A rock thrown by a tweaker who jumped me at 1 in the morning on a saturday hit my windshield. I'd have replaced it, but I can't seem to save up enough money before something else goes wrong with the car that requires my immediate attention. This week's problem: the fluid leak (whick is not coming from around the cooler area, that's the first place I checked). Next week: my LF axle. I just like the car too much to let it go, though, so I'll have to get used to this lifestyle . . .
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1993 25th Anniversary Edition # 156 of 301 ~ 121, 488 miles ( SOLD TO svxfiles 8/6/06) 2006 Subaru Impreza 2.5i....5spd - My daily driver 2006 Subaru Legacy 2.5i -7k miles..Mom's daily driver 2,543 Member of the SVX World Network |
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