RE: [DMCForum] I Stand Corrected ("Plastic" DeLoreans)

["Scott Mueller" <scott.a.mueller@xxxxxxxxx>]

On the Saturn, the easiest way to change the oil is to remove the Right
front tire and remove a piece of the plastic fender well.  Its held in with
three little plastic reusable rivets. By doing this, you have a straight
shot at the oil filter.  I can see the brake pads when I do this.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Strickland [mailto:ihaveanaccount@xxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 11:38 PM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [DMCForum] I Stand Corrected ("Plastic" DeLoreans)


You LOOK at your brake shoes every 3000 miles?  And you've never replaced
them?  

Damn, I wish I had your sort of free time.  Drum brakes have got to be the
worst invention ever.  I haven't fixed a set of drums that weren't a
pain in the @ss.   Maybe because I don't take the drum off every 3000
miles. HAHA

I'm sure Bill has a few cars with drums on the rear- I wonder what he thinks
of them... I would associate disc brakes being the successor of drum brakes
much like EFI has succeeded carburetors.

Jim


On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 17:46:44 -0500 "Scott Mueller"
<scott.a.mueller@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> This car is driven 80 miles per day on the interstate.
> 
> There is no cord showing on the tires, in fact the little wear bars
> have not
> yet been touched on the two original tires still on the car.
> 
> I have kept the tires at 40 psig since the car was new.  The two I
> replaced
> were on the front most of the time and just started to ride on the 
> wear
> bars.
> 
> When I change the oil, I look at the brake pads and shoes.  They are
> not
> worn out, though they are getting close.
> 
> Scott Mueller 002981
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walter Coe [mailto:Whalt@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 5:33 PM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [DMCForum] I Stand Corrected ("Plastic" DeLoreans)
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> 
> > I have one with over a 100000 miles on it and have not had
> to do a brake job yet and have just replaced two of the
> tires for the first time.
> 
> That does not compute.  That front brake pads can't last
> that long, can they?  How thick are the pads?  And you have two 
> original tires on your car with over 100K miles?  How much cord is 
> showing?
> 
> Walt
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