hazmatic Posted August 2, 2003 Report Posted August 2, 2003 i probally drove for like 10 miles like a complete idiot goin from reverse to drive while still rollin screechin my tires takin turns at 40 screechin the tires all while havin my e-brake on(i forgot)n i stop to pull into mcdonalds for lunch n i smelt fire n madd smoke was come from my right rear tire Quote
phantomFE3 Posted August 2, 2003 Report Posted August 2, 2003 id say you fucked it up pretty bad! but who knows Quote
ismellrealbad Posted August 2, 2003 Report Posted August 2, 2003 why in fucks name would anyone do that? u deserve to have your car broken. poor poor regal Quote
Maverick Posted August 2, 2003 Report Posted August 2, 2003 Im with ismellrealbad, wtf were you doin that for? The only car that deserves that is a Japan import! I bet it was fun as hell, but stupid as shit too Quote
patgizz Posted August 2, 2003 Report Posted August 2, 2003 i say you deserve it and hope it blows up. i feel so bad for that poor trans-am you have, it deserves smarter. Quote
hazmatic Posted August 2, 2003 Author Report Posted August 2, 2003 i forgot i had my e-brake on n i hardly look at my dash excerpt for the speedo n i juts like to have fun n no i dont drive the trans am the same way Quote
sonyman87 Posted August 2, 2003 Report Posted August 2, 2003 i had a friend drive like 50 miles pulling a boat in his ford ranger with the ebrake on.. he cracked the roters and breakpads. i would assume your breaks are F***ed up. Quote
RomeoZ34 Posted August 2, 2003 Report Posted August 2, 2003 You just like to have fun?? Why don't you go do some heroin and see how fun that is? Rediculously stupid. Quote
CPSMonteZ34 Posted August 2, 2003 Report Posted August 2, 2003 Insults aside, the heat may have contributed to increased wear on all the moving parts to the wheel. I would consider re-greasing the wheel bearings and checking the seals to your caliper cylinders. If your brakes aren't shuddering when you apply them, your rotors are probably okay. If that's the case, all you really would have done is severely wear out the pad-life. Consider yourself lucky if this is all you have to do. Quote
Brian P Posted August 3, 2003 Report Posted August 3, 2003 re-grease the wheel bearings, what do you drive a '78 Ford granada? Quote
cpa5oh Posted August 3, 2003 Report Posted August 3, 2003 Make sure the pads aren't glazed over and check that you didn't melt the dust seal. Quote
Robby1870 Posted August 3, 2003 Report Posted August 3, 2003 and then when you make sure your brakes are good, get ready to make sure the tranny hasnt blown up on you, like it should have when you were doing that dumb stuff Robby Quote
Justin Posted August 3, 2003 Report Posted August 3, 2003 Yeah as if there's a W out there where the e-brakes work worth a damn... Probably why you didn't notice them on, wasn't enough drag to really bog the car down. Quote
CPSMonteZ34 Posted August 3, 2003 Report Posted August 3, 2003 re-grease the wheel bearings, what do you drive a '78 Ford granada? Heh, no, but my sister seized a wheel on her Euro after the brakes were redone. Apparently the grease didn't withstand the temp and the wheel and hub were bonded in Holy Matrimony. Quote
god910 Posted August 3, 2003 Report Posted August 3, 2003 So do the E-brakes just really suck that bad? I replace my rear brakes (calipers, rotors, yada yada) I figured I just adjusted them wrong. Mine don't grab very hard. I have been debating whether when you adj. the rear brakes (pumping and releasing the e-brake) do you do it w/ the pedal pushed down or w/ your foot off the pedal? I never thought to ask. Does it matter? Quote
Brian P Posted August 4, 2003 Report Posted August 4, 2003 re-grease the wheel bearings, what do you drive a '78 Ford granada? Heh, no, but my sister seized a wheel on her Euro after the brakes were redone. Apparently the grease didn't withstand the temp and the wheel and hub were bonded in Holy Matrimony. Yeah, but our bearings are sealed! Unless she's got some aftermarket one on there, and even the AEM ones Ive seen are sealed Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted August 4, 2003 Report Posted August 4, 2003 If it still runs and drives without any noticeable new problems, it's fine. The rear brakes suck anyway. The rear p-brake is supposed to be self-adjusting, but I noticed when I did the brakes on the '88, it didn't really self-adjust worth a damn. I had to unhook the p-brake lever from the caliper and adjust that stud, then put the lever back on it. That made it hold perfectly. Quote
CPSMonteZ34 Posted August 4, 2003 Report Posted August 4, 2003 Yeah, but our bearings are sealed! Unless she's got some aftermarket one on there, and even the AEM ones Ive seen are sealed Well, that's news to me. I've never had to attempt getting into a hub of a W. She said her repair was somewhat expensive due to labor, I might understand why now seeing as her wheel was seized. I've only dealt with rear drum bearings on 4x4's and my ol' Escort and such. What a fricken' messy job always ends up being. Quote
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