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

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

I have looked at the rear brakes a few times.  The last time I looked at the
rears was 10,000 miles ago and they still were in great shape.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Strickland [mailto:ihaveanaccount@xxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 2:20 PM
To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [DMCForum] I Stand Corrected ("Plastic" DeLoreans)


Brake shoes go inside brake drums, and are normally only found on the rear
of a car.  After you change your oil, do you take off the rear wheel, pull
of the drum and check the brakes in there too?

Jim

On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 06:44:15 -0500 "Scott Mueller"
<scott.a.mueller@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 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)
> > 
> > 
> > > 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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