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dieselfuel · 09-23-2007, 01:05 PM

i drive a 91 oldsmobile that my grandmother gave to me for $1... about 8 or so weeks ago it needed new brakes. about 3 weeks ago the drivers front just up and quit working on me. well yesterday after 3 weeks of very interesting driving characteristics i did the brakes... check this **** out.

oh and im a diesel mechanic, its what i do for a living. i turn wrenches 10hrs a day, i dont wanna do it when i get home too. maybe someday ill change the oil in the car.

BUBBA069 · 09-23-2007, 01:14 PM

I have a 90 olds 88 royal, oddly enough that I got from my great grandma. The thing is a tank, I use is as my daily drive into the city. Its been hit so many times it has a scrap title now.

I have let breaks go on it before, but holy hell man, did you not notice the grinding sound

bet she stops on a dime now

dieselfuel · 09-23-2007, 01:20 PM

it does.... and the pads were $14.00 and the rotor was only $19.00

JeremyH · 09-23-2007, 01:23 PM

I hate working on brakes.....at least yours were disc.

I had to work on the drums (all 4 corners) on my 75 CJ5 quite a few times when I was rebuilding it. That sucks when the parts are really tough to find....

slowrockr · 09-23-2007, 01:25 PM

Nice work

I had a customer come in saying, "Well my brakes feel funny and they just started making noise the other day." His rotor looked darn near like that, the hat wasn't separated yet but was down into the cooling fins like that. Made a good conversation piece on the counter though

Good stuff

clodstall · 09-23-2007, 02:05 PM

did the same thing on an LTD wagon about 15 years ago.interesting to stop huh?lol

WheelChair · 09-23-2007, 04:32 PM

Wow

The Saxon Ford stealership in St Paul MN has a rotor wore to the cooling fins like that in their parts department display case.... but the center is still attached.

That is some SERIOUS brake failure!

Few months back my mother was driving home and heard a loud snap!
Rear brakes started catching bad and trying to lock up but she managed to get it home. Took it into the shop, The rear brake adjuster cable had snapped off, and wrapped around on of the brake shoe.

Somehow, it snapped the brake shoe in HALF and it totaled EVERYTHING inside the drum including the drum.

This was on a well maintained 96 XJ thats never been offroad.

chino63 · 09-23-2007, 04:40 PM

We had a few cars come into the dealer like that. One was a Mustang that lost the brakes. Customer came in all pissed off saying Ford was selling faulty brakes and how he was going to sue, blah blah blah. I cut the rotor clean off the hat and the caliper piston had come out so far that it was MIA. When asked if he heard anything prior to the pedal hitting the floor, he said "about a month ago it started making noise but it didn't sound bad enough to worry about. Then a week ago it kinda just went away."

Another one was a Town Car that was all crunched in the front. Blood on the bumper and hood. The elderly man who owned it was partially deaf, so he couldn't hear the grinding noise. Lost the brakes and ran into some people in a cross walk.:-( Lucky no one died.

As a 17+ year mechanic, I always keep my vehicles in the best possible condition. I personally would never let my brakes get to that point in fear of hurting someone more so than myself.

braceysdad · 09-23-2007, 04:42 PM

Did you roll all the way to Moab on the old pads/rotors?

microgoat · 09-23-2007, 06:06 PM

Looks like it was time

drumbeater · 09-23-2007, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dieselfuel

i drive a 91 oldsmobile that my grandmother gave to me for $1... maybe someday ill change the oil in the car.

AND ARE THE TAGS DUE ?????

looneybin · 09-23-2007, 06:49 PM

i wonder how many times you were throwing sparks out from behind the wheel when coming to a stop and didn't know it.

JasonInAugusta · 09-23-2007, 06:55 PM

Last pic almost looks like a ring gear.

Nice work.

dieselfuel · 09-23-2007, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drumbeater

AND ARE THE TAGS DUE ?????

sshhhhhhhh........

ive never let anything get that bad before. i dont even know why i let this go that far.

fatbastard · 09-23-2007, 09:14 PM

Yup, I did that to a 79 T-Bird. Shot the piston out of the caliper, lost fluid, lucky for me the restrooms at the city park are made of brick. Ran my stepmoms big brown bird into the public crapper. It was a 79 so it was not damaged, except for the bumper. Good times.

Big Mike · 09-24-2007, 06:56 AM

Quote:

the rotor was only $19.00

You did'nt just turn those and throw 'em back in??

09-23-2007, 01:05 PM	#1
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	oldsmobile carnage i drive a 91 oldsmobile that my grandmother gave to me for $1... about 8 or so weeks ago it needed new brakes. about 3 weeks ago the drivers front just up and quit working on me. well yesterday after 3 weeks of very interesting driving characteristics i did the brakes... check this **** out. oh and im a diesel mechanic, its what i do for a living. i turn wrenches 10hrs a day, i dont wanna do it when i get home too. maybe someday ill change the oil in the car. Attached Images

09-23-2007, 01:14 PM	#2
BUBBA069 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: st. louis Posts: 115	I have a 90 olds 88 royal, oddly enough that I got from my great grandma. The thing is a tank, I use is as my daily drive into the city. Its been hit so many times it has a scrap title now. I have let breaks go on it before, but holy hell man, did you not notice the grinding sound bet she stops on a dime now

09-23-2007, 01:20 PM	#3
dieselfuel I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,032	it does.... and the pads were $14.00 and the rotor was only $19.00

09-23-2007, 01:23 PM	#4
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	I hate working on brakes.....at least yours were disc. I had to work on the drums (all 4 corners) on my 75 CJ5 quite a few times when I was rebuilding it. That sucks when the parts are really tough to find....

09-23-2007, 01:25 PM	#5
slowrockr I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Under the 4444 Posts: 2,345	Nice work I had a customer come in saying, "Well my brakes feel funny and they just started making noise the other day." His rotor looked darn near like that, the hat wasn't separated yet but was down into the cooling fins like that. Made a good conversation piece on the counter though Good stuff

09-23-2007, 02:05 PM	#6
clodstall I lost my vendor privileges Join Date: May 2006 Location: TOP OF THE HILL Posts: 3,014	did the same thing on an LTD wagon about 15 years ago.interesting to stop huh?lol

09-23-2007, 04:32 PM	#7
WheelChair Winner of the '07 RCC dumbass award! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Up on a Mountain, out in the Woods Posts: 661	Wow The Saxon Ford stealership in St Paul MN has a rotor wore to the cooling fins like that in their parts department display case.... but the center is still attached. That is some SERIOUS brake failure! Few months back my mother was driving home and heard a loud snap! Rear brakes started catching bad and trying to lock up but she managed to get it home. Took it into the shop, The rear brake adjuster cable had snapped off, and wrapped around on of the brake shoe. Somehow, it snapped the brake shoe in HALF and it totaled EVERYTHING inside the drum including the drum. This was on a well maintained 96 XJ thats never been offroad.

09-23-2007, 04:40 PM	#8
chino63 Oppan Gangnam Style Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs Posts: 5,164	We had a few cars come into the dealer like that. One was a Mustang that lost the brakes. Customer came in all pissed off saying Ford was selling faulty brakes and how he was going to sue, blah blah blah. I cut the rotor clean off the hat and the caliper piston had come out so far that it was MIA. When asked if he heard anything prior to the pedal hitting the floor, he said "about a month ago it started making noise but it didn't sound bad enough to worry about. Then a week ago it kinda just went away." Another one was a Town Car that was all crunched in the front. Blood on the bumper and hood. The elderly man who owned it was partially deaf, so he couldn't hear the grinding noise. Lost the brakes and ran into some people in a cross walk.:-( Lucky no one died. As a 17+ year mechanic, I always keep my vehicles in the best possible condition. I personally would never let my brakes get to that point in fear of hurting someone more so than myself.

09-23-2007, 04:42 PM	#9
braceysdad Adilynsdad too! Join Date: May 2004 Location: G ville Posts: 8,844	Did you roll all the way to Moab on the old pads/rotors?

09-23-2007, 06:06 PM	#10
microgoat I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 8,009	Looks like it was time

09-23-2007, 06:49 PM	#12
looneybin RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Johnston SC Posts: 1,562	i wonder how many times you were throwing sparks out from behind the wheel when coming to a stop and didn't know it.

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09-23-2007, 06:55 PM	#13
JasonInAugusta 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill Posts: 11,361	Last pic almost looks like a ring gear. Nice work.

09-23-2007, 09:14 PM	#15
fatbastard Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: dot com Posts: 362	Yup, I did that to a 79 T-Bird. Shot the piston out of the caliper, lost fluid, lucky for me the restrooms at the city park are made of brick. Ran my stepmoms big brown bird into the public crapper. It was a 79 so it was not damaged, except for the bumper. Good times.

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