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howiesfamily
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Joined: March 31, 2004
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Location: Panther City, Texas
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 Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:19 pm Post subject: crunchy brakes? |
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Just sittin on the side of the road waiting for the wife to bring my bigger tool box from home. I had just left work when I hear this crunchy sound coming from the left front wheel. I pulled over and pulled the wheel off and when I turn the drum, I hear crunching sounds and it doesn't like to turn forward very well. Backwards is a little better, but still has that crunchy sound coming from the 2 o'clock position. Once the wife gets here I'll get the drum pulled to see what's going on inside. Hopefully I can fix it enough to make the 7 mile trip home.
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howiesfamily
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Looks like it was just some gravel that got in thru the adjustment opening in the backing plate. It was rubbing between the drum and the backing plate. Here's a new question though: How do you reconnect the speedo cable? I couldn't get it to come out far enough to catch in the square hole on the cap.
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crofty
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Location: Land of Whine and Phonies
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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It'll go . it might be easier to take the cap off push it through and then put the cap back on after it's lined up.
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Towel Rail
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Joined: April 15, 2005
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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| crofty wrote: |
| It'll go . it might be easier to take the cap off push it through and then put the cap back on after it's lined up. |
That's how I did mine. Makes it way easier! 
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