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McJamweasel
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PostPosted: 11:20 - 20 Feb 2004    Post subject: Re: How to Improve Your Brakes Reply with quote
Korn wrote:
Also, don't get brake fluid on your hands - it stings like utter buggery!


Or in your eyes, cos the stuff the hospital sticks in your eyes to check for damage stings like buggery. And it leaves you with an orange face and makes you look silly.

Although the trip to hospital can be fun. Well, it can if you're the passenger in a left hand drive car and are washing your eyes out with water all the way to hospital. People will look at you funny.
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Kickstart
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PostPosted: 13:31 - 20 Feb 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi

Worth noting that brake fluid absorbs water from the air like crazy so it is best not to leave the cap off the master cylinder for any length of time.

And this is what causes brake fluid to go all over the place.

Also if you use a corrosive cleaner intended for alloy wheels you might well taking the plating off the brake pistons.

All the best

Keith
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Korn
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PostPosted: 13:51 - 20 Feb 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheers Keith, updated with your notes.
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MarJay
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PostPosted: 22:23 - 20 Feb 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
I wrote a good brake guide...

I feel all inadequate now Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad

It was loads better than my suspension guide too.
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kev
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PostPosted: 21:42 - 02 Mar 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
There is a much easyer way.

1. Buy new brake pads.

2. Contact Kev and agree a time for him to service them.

3. Pay kev £20 for said work.

Thanks.

Kev.
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Scooby
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PostPosted: 23:38 - 02 Mar 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
There is a cheaper way too. As per Kev's post only change the word 'Kev' for Scoob, and change the £20 to £15 Very Happy
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Ste
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PostPosted: 23:52 - 02 Mar 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
Or... for free... use the above guide. Razz
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Scooby
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PostPosted: 00:12 - 03 Mar 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
Depends if you really trust yourself to tamper with the things that are going to slow you down from 100mph+ speeds or whether you'd want someone who knows what they're doing to do it for you.
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kev
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PostPosted: 16:05 - 03 Mar 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
Or it depends if you want Scooby to tamper with something which has to stop you at 100mph. Laughing
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Ste
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PostPosted: 16:07 - 03 Mar 2004    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'd rather tamper with it myself.

/me has memorys of after Danny let people poke his brakes... Rolling Eyes
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