jd2-98s
Veteran CEG'er
Well I'm no bad ass, not a god, not smart, but feeling it sorta 
Matt R came down last week for LCA install, swaybar links, lower timing cover replacement. When he got into newport rear wheels making noise, RR wheel locked. But before I even got into the rear brakes did the LCAs and links plus timing cover, greased pads and pins. Go to move it and the pedal dropped right out. Hit it again and fine.... Drive off, go threw the stop sign hit it again and almost full pedal. So had to hit it twice everytime to stop the damn thing. Went back to it the next day and replace everything on the rear drums because it needed it, from hardware to wheel cyl and drum because I couldn't cut it, was just about out of spec and would be once I finished turning it down.. Pointed out the ripped axle (not that it mattered about the brakes) and the metal line that runs from the heater core to the radiator about to snap. But anyway, bleed the system like crazy and still same thing... I couldn't let him drive back home with it like that, and told him he has no option but to take my contour, and I will keep his and get the brakes working.
Master cyl did show some signs of a leak at the booster but that didn't fix it (ah 60 bucks) put the drums so tight they wouldn't turn (just a test) didn't help.... bleed it 7 more times nothing... Even used the scanner to do the ABS bleed nothing... Talking to Matt he had a bad pedal for a few months now and the shop wanted to do rear brake work (done) so not the problem.. The did get the pedal better but he still wasn't happy and now it was even worse.....
Techs start telling me things I tried and check, and then I come across info that list the problem I was having to the "T" with only one know cause. Stuck brake pads lol and sure enough after I got in there and cleaned the slides down to bare metal, and greased it the system is 200% Now going to shop to do the axles and water tube to heater core. Although almost afraid to touch it
Matt R came down last week for LCA install, swaybar links, lower timing cover replacement. When he got into newport rear wheels making noise, RR wheel locked. But before I even got into the rear brakes did the LCAs and links plus timing cover, greased pads and pins. Go to move it and the pedal dropped right out. Hit it again and fine.... Drive off, go threw the stop sign hit it again and almost full pedal. So had to hit it twice everytime to stop the damn thing. Went back to it the next day and replace everything on the rear drums because it needed it, from hardware to wheel cyl and drum because I couldn't cut it, was just about out of spec and would be once I finished turning it down.. Pointed out the ripped axle (not that it mattered about the brakes) and the metal line that runs from the heater core to the radiator about to snap. But anyway, bleed the system like crazy and still same thing... I couldn't let him drive back home with it like that, and told him he has no option but to take my contour, and I will keep his and get the brakes working.
Master cyl did show some signs of a leak at the booster but that didn't fix it (ah 60 bucks) put the drums so tight they wouldn't turn (just a test) didn't help.... bleed it 7 more times nothing... Even used the scanner to do the ABS bleed nothing... Talking to Matt he had a bad pedal for a few months now and the shop wanted to do rear brake work (done) so not the problem.. The did get the pedal better but he still wasn't happy and now it was even worse.....
Techs start telling me things I tried and check, and then I come across info that list the problem I was having to the "T" with only one know cause. Stuck brake pads lol and sure enough after I got in there and cleaned the slides down to bare metal, and greased it the system is 200% Now going to shop to do the axles and water tube to heater core. Although almost afraid to touch it
