Uh oh. I got brake problems!

[dcporsche99]

Thanks for the info Randall!

Don't forget the pics??

Good luck !!

[Houston C4S]

Hokey smokes, Bullwinkle, err, I mean Randall!

Don't worry!

Your car is safe in my shop. I even went out this evening and stroked its little
top so it would feel safe here.

(So the rest of you know, it is residing, safely, in my shop building)

The odd thing is that after I caressed it, its front trunk lid popped open and the washers squirted all over. Does it always do that? Was it just happy to see someone care???

Have you been neglecting your car?

We may need to talk about this.

Oh. I think Randall is dead on about the Sonic bunch -- their reputation isn't, umm,
what it oughta be, in both of our opinions. I am phrasing this much nicer than I
could.

Okay, the "caliper bolt holder" (odd phrase from one who owns the Bentley manual),
also sometimes called the hub carrier, is gonna need a helicoil equivalent. No big
deal (hopefully!!!).

Oh, one last thing. I may order pizza for lunch. That way all the gas you, hmm,
how shall I say this, emit? maybe we can recycle back into your GAS tank.

We can, working together like good Algore savetheearth liberals (Ack!!!) keep
your car in tip top shape.

See ya Saturday, I presume?

- M

[RandallNeighbour]

Bright and early there, Mark. The wife is bringing me to Brett's house and we'll carpool to your place.

[RandallNeighbour]

Hey gang, here's a little video of what we'll be doing to my wheel carriers on Saturday:

http://www.timesert.com/video/StandardRepair.wmv

[timothy]

So that's how it's done! What time are you starting on Saturday? Dallas to Houston isn't all that far ... tempting.

[Tool Pants]

Silly me.

Only for Randall, today I asked one of the dealership mechanics what they do when the threads are stripped. He said they put in a time-sert if the customer does not want to pay for a new hub. His does it right on the car with a normal portable drill. He did say the time-sert kits are a bit expensive.

[RandallNeighbour]

Timothy: 9 am. If you leave Dallas at 4:30 am and stop to pee because of all the coffee you're drinking, you'll be in Magnolia on time.

Jeff: I was not expecting you to chime back in and tell me that! Now I'm really pleased I'm trying it.

The Time Sert Kit was $157 plus s/h from Dallas. The inserts themselves were two bucks each. The kit is NOT cheap, that's for sure. However, it's more than a thousand bucks less than replacing the wheel carriers plus all the labor to do it.

[Sputter]

Thanks for the link. It didn't look like it took much pressure to seat the "cert" judging by the watching the guy's hands in video.

[dcporsche99]

Nice video Randall! I put it under my favorites for future reference. It ALMOST makes me want to try it out just for the heck of it!

[silver arrow]

Thanks for the info and pics. I hope I don't have the same problem when I change my front rotors. +1 on kicking the guy in the nuts that didn't use anti-seize. lol

[RandallNeighbour]

You're welcome.

I'd say don't freak out over something that may not happen.