..... my car............ -.-*

[PCHeintz72]

My sister's a spoiled bitch. she gets everything she wants. and acts all high and mighty..

With all due respect Akina it sounds like your sister need to be knocked upside the head with a nasty right hook. :spank:

She does, but she lives too far away for me to do it.

Also... any of you ever get air bubbles in your brake lines?

Not recently... Why... If so, you merely need to bleed the brake valves... Best to replace the fluid and adjust the valves while you are at it. Of course, it will be nearly required to adjust the pedal feel by rocking it during adjustment, thus why needing an assistant.

Best to be done by a pro, unless you have the proper equipement, knowledge, or a assistant to help.

 

[AkinaAE86]

I do all the work on the car. There's nothing I haven't touch of taken apart yet. I recently changed the old drum brakes in the rear to discs.

 

[Rooster455]

I do all the work on the car. There's nothing I haven't touch of taken apart yet. I recently changed the old drum brakes in the rear to discs.

I hated those things in my Basic Automotive Maintenance class. Stupid Drum brakes and their annoying springs.

 

[AkinaAE86]

They can take an eye out. Srsly. :sisi:

 

[PCHeintz72]

I do all the work on the car. There's nothing I haven't touch of taken apart yet. I recently changed the old drum brakes in the rear to discs.

I hated those things in my Basic Automotive Maintenance class. Stupid Drum brakes and their annoying springs.

Rear discs... were they ever standardized, make more sense from a mechanical standpoint than drums... at least, they do to me.

 

[AkinaAE86]

Nah. Bone basic cars still have them. Mainly ff. Cheaper to build.

My old car is about 7 year older than I am though.

 

[PCHeintz72]

Nah. Bone basic cars still have them. Mainly ff. Cheaper to build.

My old car is about 7 year older than I am though.

Oh I know drums are still the mainstay of cheaper cars... I'm saying from a engineering standpoint, rear discs make more sense.

The issue is most manufacturers, unlike front ones, never truly standardized how they operate. So each manufacturer came out with different standards over the years, which is partially why they remain so expensive.

I know quite a bit on cars, but am not a auto mechanic. My father was, and taught me a lot on them. That and I made it a hobby to look through consumer reports and consumer guide books for years memorizing feature sets, and problem areas, and what not.

I know enough not to get taken, but nowhere near as much as he did, since he could rebuild engines.

 

[T.L]

Drum Brakes whilst not as good as disc are better suited for heavy applications.
As they have a larger surface area in linings and drum area.

Most motor vehicles have a 60/40 bias in braking towards the front.
If maintained correctly drum brakes cause no more hassles than disc brakes. Due to the bias in brakes you should be seeing at least a 2 to 1 ratio in brake replacement.
Unfortunately with the banning of asbestos in all brake and clutch applications in most countries the average life time of pads and shoes has decreased.

 

[PCHeintz72]

Drum Brakes whilst not as good as disc are better suited for heavy applications.
As they have a larger surface area in linings and drum area.

But I was referring to passenger cars, not commercial trucks.

Most motor vehicles have a 60/40 bias in braking towards the front.

Front drive cars do. Rear drive is more 50/50, and AWD cars vary it, but it is generally more toward 55/45.

If maintained correctly drum brakes cause no more hassles than disc brakes.

It is not so much maintenance that is the issue, it is installation. Also, from a ABS standpoint, it makes more sense to have discs all the way around.

Unfortunately with the banning of asbestos in all brake and clutch applications in most countries the average life time of pads and shoes has decreased.

My father, and myself, always recommend semi-metallic. And I do not know what brands are available in other countries, but Bendix brand, or OEM Bendix brands, seem about the best overall, but are a bit more expensive.

 

[T.L]

Drum Brakes whilst not as good as disc are better suited for heavy applications.
As they have a larger surface area in linings and drum area.

But I was referring to passenger cars, not commercial trucks.

Most motor vehicles have a 60/40 bias in braking towards the front.

Front drive cars do. Rear drive is more 50/50, and AWD cars vary it, but it is generally more toward 55/45.

If maintained correctly drum brakes cause no more hassles than disc brakes.

It is not so much maintenance that is the issue, it is installation. Also, from a ABS standpoint, it makes more sense to have discs all the way around.

Unfortunately with the banning of asbestos in all brake and clutch applications in most countries the average life time of pads and shoes has decreased.

My father, and myself, always recommend semi-metallic. And I do not know what brands are available in other countries, but Bendix brand, or OEM Bendix brands, seem about the best overall, but are a bit more expensive.

I would not recommend a bias setting of 50/50, As you apply your brakes there is a weight transfer towards the front of the motor vehicle. So setting your bias more towards the front would be optimal. Unless you do alot of high speed driving in reverse.

Semi metallic while having an extended life over non metallic pads, also tend to eat away rotors as well. Depending on how cheap your car parts are this might not be a problem. Also brake pads with a high metal content also tend to be very noisy, you would hear alot of squealing. We had this very problem while I was working for Mazda and they ended up using copper strands through a soft pad.

Also rember the harder the pad the harder it is to stop, but will last longer.
A soft pad will pull up quicker but will be worn away quicker as well.

 

[PCHeintz72]

I would not recommend a bias setting of 50/50, As you apply your brakes there is a weight transfer towards the front of the motor vehicle. So setting your bias more towards the front would be optimal. Unless you do alot of high speed driving in reverse.

You might have misunderstood what was being refered to, as I'm pretty sure we are talking different things.

Weight distribution, while it varies, as stated goes roughly:
- 50% front 50% rear for rear drive cars and some 4wd vehicles
- 60% front 40% rear for front drive cars
- 55% front 45% rear for AWD cars

Obviously... weight distribution percentage for other vehicles, like minivans, and especially trucks, is different.

Brake distribution, also called brake bias, is far different.
- On newer passenger cars, I've heard some 60-70% is front, rest rear.
- On older passenger cars, I've heard some up to 90% is front, rest rear.

Neither, can be set by the average individual (well, weight distribution can be affected by loading the vehicle), though my understanding is most race cars have brake distribution customized.

 

[rukia8492]

well i finally got to tallahassee and managed to somehow find my keys to my car yesterday after a six hour search. i found the keys under a rock near the front porch...... the idiot thought i wouldn't notice that a rock had been moved when 2 hours earlier it didn't show a single sign of it has been touched.

so anyway the car thankfully does not have a single scratch on it although the little bitch put 5000 miles on my car.

 

[PCHeintz72]

well i finally got to tallahassee and managed to somehow find my keys to my car yesterday after a six hour search. i found the keys under a rock near the front porch...... the idiot thought i wouldn't notice that a rock had been moved when 2 hours earlier it didn't show a single sign of it has been touched.

so anyway the car thankfully does not have a single scratch on it although the little bitch put 5000 miles on my car.

Blinks... 5000? Dammm...

 

[Takerial]

So are you planning on bringing the keys back with you to base or are you not allowed to?

 

[rukia8492]

well considering i have to drive the car to fort bragg in north carolina from tallahassee, florida. yeah i'm taking the keys with me as i'm not gonna go through this crap again. plus it would make sense to keep the spare key with me in case i lose the main one. :lol:

 

[AkinaAE86]

How the hell did she manage 5k miles in such a short time? It takes me 2 months of speeding to do that.

 

[Andrew Joshua Talon]

My car not only got rear-ended by a 17 year old for her first traffic accident, but in the same week the water pump failed and the serpentine belt needed to be replaced.

 

[rukia8492]

How the hell did she manage 5k miles in such a short time? It takes me 2 months of speeding to do that.

well considering the amount of distances between towns here in rural florida it's easly do able.how she did it was she would sneak out and drive all over the county for the entire night putting around 400 miles per night for the last two weeks on the car.

and to add onto the problem she didn't change the oil.

 

[AkinaAE86]

File a lawsuit if something breaks? Or threaten one. Maybe she'll be good after that.

 

[rukia8492]

nah, yesterday was the last time i would see her for a very long, long time and i plan on keeping no contact with her at all for at least the next few years. so i'm not gonna bother.

 

[AkinaAE86]

My car not only got rear-ended by a 17 year old for her first traffic accident, but in the same week the water pump failed and the serpentine belt needed to be replaced.

What car is it?

 

[PCHeintz72]

EDIT: Oops... wrong thread.

 

[LockdownRush]

Shitty day was shitty... <_<

...My front-right tire exploded while I was doing 70-80mph in the fast lane. In the rain. Bastards are still blowing past me at 70+ while I got the Hazard lights on trying to hobble off to the slow side and get off of the main road. Stranding me in an unfamiliar area (I drive by it, I don't hang around there), waiting for my pop to bring me a jack and a cross-lug since I don't keep one in the car. which I will be doing from now on. Just my luck, it started downpouring while I was changing that bitch... :angry:

Okay, it just blew, not quite "exploded". That word makes the experience sound somewhat cooler. I only hope that some super-lowered ricer scooped up the missing chunk of rubber with their air dam.

On a high note, this helped me determine that my pull to the right was because of a bad tire, as my donut straightens out the steering.

 

[sith2886]

so i'm driving my 1998 Toyota corolla home after dropping some freinds off at a motel,( i was the unofficial taxi of the local mall rats) and i'm doing fine untl this white ford drives by. i speed up and pass him not meaning anything by it.

the bastard flies past me and keeps going. so i do what any 19 year old with a lead foot does, i speed up and pass the fucker.

i'm ahead for a good mile and a half until my exit gets closer so i start to slow down when i notice, at the last second a dark blue jeep with no rear lights on right in front of me.

so i try to pass him thinking i can just turn around up at the toll booth ahead, instead i over steer and nearly hit the cement divider in the middle. panicking i turn the wheel back th other way and slam into the opposite guard rail

cars totaled, i'm bugging out and then the cops come.

thankfully some one else saw the jeep so I didn't get in to much trouble but i was out a car so i was fucked.

and thats my story

 

[PCHeintz72]

Shitty day was shitty... <_<

...My front-right tire exploded while I was doing 70-80mph in the fast lane. In the rain. Bastards are still blowing past me at 70+ while I got the Hazard lights on trying to hobble off to the slow side and get off of the main road. Stranding me in an unfamiliar area (I drive by it, I don't hang around there), waiting for my pop to bring me a jack and a cross-lug since I don't keep one in the car. which I will be doing from now on. Just my luck, it started downpouring while I was changing that bitch... :angry:

Okay, it just blew, not quite "exploded". That word makes the experience sound somewhat cooler. I only hope that some super-lowered ricer scooped up the missing chunk of rubber with their air dam.

On a high note, this helped me determine that my pull to the right was because of a bad tire, as my donut straightens out the steering.

There is no reason whatsoever you should have been driving with a spare but no jack and tire iron. In fact, at least in my state, I think it is in the motor vehicle rules, but I would have to double check.

As for straightening out your pull... that is not good, generally a spare should not do that, in fact, with a spare I find I pull.

When you get the tire fixed (make sure to also get the rim balanced and air checked), also consider getting an alignment on the car, since blowing a tire can actually throw off alignment.