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Re: SVT in the shop #231224 06/12/02 02:26 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 3,774 Melrose, MA, USA B bacoSVT Moderator
bacoSVT Moderator B Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 3,774 Melrose, MA, USA	huh? well, there's a T-Red E1 over there on the lift with a disassembled front suspension. thought it was yours. i wonder if it is the same problem... and yes, Bonnell does start work at 730. it's amazing, i know. 1998 E0 SVT #3128, T-Red 2001 Infiniti G20t 1974.5 MG B GT

Re: SVT in the shop #231225 06/12/02 07:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 104 West Boylston, MA F Frenzee77 OP Member
OP Frenzee77 Member F Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 104 West Boylston, MA	I got the warrantygold 5 year 150,000 mile warranty too. So if it what happened to me happens after 36,000 miles I would still be all set. I anticipate having some hassles with service departments with the 3rd party thing but its better than paying out the ass. Tim 2000 Ford Contour SVT #185 of 2150 Black with Tan leather No mods and none planned

Re: SVT in the shop #231226 06/12/02 07:56 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 804 Bedford, MA, USA M MonkeyBiz Member
MonkeyBiz Member M Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 804 Bedford, MA, USA	Seems to me that chronic and recurring wear issues like front wheel bearings on CSVTs ought to be a recall item subject to a semi permanant fix...and be paid for by FoMoCo! Yeah right... :rolleyes: -Rob- '98 E0 Contour SVT #897, T-Red. FOR SALE: '98 E0 CSVT #2663 SilverFrost; stock & in very good condition. $7,800 KKM & BAT Intake Pipe, DIY cool air intake, Resonator deleted, TH fix; short shifter, rear spoiler, hood struts, fog mod, pre-98 sails, dings removed, A4 side-markers, clear head-light corners, T-red chrome front & back. Aussie Bar waiting for installation. "Monkey is my business...and business is good!"

Re: SVT in the shop #231227 06/13/02 02:14 AM
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,053 United States of America -- My... M MarkO Member
MarkO Member M Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,053 United States of America -- My...	Quote: Originally posted by Frenzee77: Why would my rear brakes go before my front ones? The car stops on a dime. They said "We took the tires off to check the rear brakes and they are down to 3mm...we can replace them for $189.00". They were checking them because the car sometimes sticks after I take the e-brake off and try to go in reverse in the morning. There's a sound as if the brakes are stuck. Then it goes just fine. You answered your own question ! I did my brakes in March and the rears were so worn I was wearing the pad backing plate. The fronts were fine. I have the sticky handbrake too. I get the same sound as you do. '98 Mystique LS V6 MTX "Unprofessional driver, wide open course." #9 - Hitting .400 for ever "Wake up the damn Bambino; I'll drill him in the ass." -- Pedro Martinez "The MTX75 was not designed to be a drag racing transmission" -- Terry Haines

Re: SVT in the shop #231228 06/13/02 02:18 AM
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,053 United States of America -- My... M MarkO Member
MarkO Member M Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,053 United States of America -- My...	Quote: Originally posted by JSmith: When the brake sticks like it does for us, there is nothing wrong with the actuation system, it is simply the pad seizing to the rotor Theres a TSB kit for sticky handrakes, there is something wrong. Water gets into the boots at the end of the cables and corrodes everything, making it stick. '98 Mystique LS V6 MTX "Unprofessional driver, wide open course." #9 - Hitting .400 for ever "Wake up the damn Bambino; I'll drill him in the ass." -- Pedro Martinez "The MTX75 was not designed to be a drag racing transmission" -- Terry Haines

Re: SVT in the shop #231229 06/13/02 03:31 AM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 104 West Boylston, MA F Frenzee77 OP Member
OP Frenzee77 Member F Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 104 West Boylston, MA	They replaced the E-brake cables...sweet. The more free replacement parts I get the better. Tim 2000 Ford Contour SVT #185 of 2150 Black with Tan leather No mods and none planned

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