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   From: michael.trew@att.net   
      
   On 5/3/2022 15:19, Andy Burnelli wrote:   
   >   
   > Do you do any woodworking? That's a hobby that also takes up floor   
      
   I don't, aside from rough furniture repair and refinishing (to sell at   
   the antique mall).  Lots of old furniture in the garage.  Although, for   
   some reason, I'm subscribed to rec.woodworking   
      
   > There's also the bay concept (you dig a hole, put in steps, and voila!).   
      
   Tempting for the dirt floor side; I'll have to consider that.   
      
   > Yup. If the tires are small (less than about 17 inches perhaps) you can use   
   > the bead breaker that comes with the manual tire changer. I'm assuming, of   
   > course, that you have compressed air and all the necessary air fittings.   
   >   
   > There are six beads involved, the first & last being the hardest.   
      
   I don't foresee owning a vehicle with larger than 15" rims in the near   
   future, so good to know that I'd only need the balancer and manual tire   
   changer.   
      
   > At this point you _position_ the new tire (by the dots)... e. Then you   
   > set the lower bead of the new tire (using the tire changer).   
   > f. Then you set the upper bead of the new tire (using the tire changer).   
      
   I'm still confused on how the dots come into play.  The only tire I've   
   ever changed myself, was the little 12" Geo Metro tire (by hand).   
      
   > Fun fact: Plenty of pads are EE which is just about the same coefficient of   
   > friction as steel on steel... which says a lot about how reliable brakes   
   > are when you think about the braking being barely better than no pad   
   > material left for _some_ pads sold on the market today.   
      
   I rarely wear out brakes, even cheep steel fiber pads, because I'm just   
   light on them.  I'm used to a spongey petal and some-what unreliable   
   brakes.  The upside, I don't panic if the brakes go out (it's happened a   
   couple of times).  The older 2 and 3 speed automatics are geared in a   
   way where you rarely have to brake on hills or otherwise; just let off   
   of the accelerator.  Same as many manual cars.   
      
   In my '83 F150 with the three on the tree, that thing kept a steady 45   
   MPH on my whole 2-lane highway commute into work.  I didn't have to   
   touch the brake on the 40 minute commute except for one red light and   
   pulling into the parking lot.  Of course, that transmission (especially   
   with the rear end gearing) really didn't like the highway.  Forget about   
   much over 60 MPH.   
      
   > I recently replaced a five speed transmission clutch and decided to replace   
   > the flywheel where it was $60 to turn it and about the same to buy a new   
   > one online but I ended up paying about $80 (as I recall) since I needed it   
   > pronto so I picked up the one at the local auto parts store.   
      
   I've only done a clutch in a Geo Metro.  Still, not a fun job, but it   
   was nice to drive the car afterward.  Even though the friction pad was   
   worn to nothing, the flywheel looked fine, so I just threw the clutch   
   kit on and mounted the transmission back up.  Been working good as new   
   since (except for the failed headlight wiring that has the car parked).   
      
   > The Stealer was something like $300 or so (as I recall).   
   > They don't call them the Stealer for no good reason.   
      
   The stealer?  You lost me.   
      
   > Fun Fact: What is the _main_ cause of the uneven deposition?   
   >   
   > HINT: It's your foot doing what your brain instinctively tells it to do;   
   > but if you train your foot to do the right thing instead, you won't ever   
   > get "rotor warp" again (at least not the pad deposition type anyway).   
      
   I'm assuming that you are talking about riding the brakes.  I have a   
   tendency to drive cars without very good braking systems, and especially   
   older 4-wheel drum systems; I know to always pulse the brake.  Also,   
   take it easy in general.  No need to speed up a hill just to ride your   
   brakes down.   
      
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