"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
06/14/2020 at 16:32 • Filed to: None
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"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
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Like when I did the front brakes, I probably don’t need jack stands. I do have some emissions/vent system work to do, and I think that the suspect component is way down in the middle of the car; I’ll definitely want it on stands for that job so I might as well grab a pair now, just not at Hazard Fraught . The 2-ton AC Delco ones at O’Reilly looked fairly stout, and the 3-ton ones at Walmart a tad less so, but they probably all come out of the same Chinese factory, right?
I was considering wheel chocks, but part of me says I’ll be fine just leaving it in gear. I could probably grab a 4x4 and use that and save myself a couple of bucks without adversely affecting safety.
Unfortunately it looks like today is the last relatively cool day for a few weeks. I guess my choices will be to the job(s) just before sunset, or perhaps in the 0500 hour, since I seem to be awake at that time despite my best efforts to continue sleeping...
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
06/14/2020 at 16:49 |
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I’m intrigued.... how do you do brakes without stands? Just letting the car stay on the ja ck?
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
06/14/2020 at 17:01 |
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My Accent goes in for front pads and rotors on Tuesd
ay as it failed safety due to worn ones the other week
! I have until the end of the month before my current safety lapses! :)
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Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
> BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
06/14/2020 at 17:05 |
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That’s what I did last year, but I put a stack of 4x4s underneath just in case the car came off of the jack. Normally I would be a bit more careful, but it was during a stressful time - very little money due to calling off work frequently because of a recent cancer diagnosis and obviously feeling like garbage . My mother was coming into town to take care of me after surgery and I needed to have the car in good shape for her. She hadn’t driven stick in nearly 30 years, and this was during winter in the midwest so I didn’t want to have any safety concerns, especially if it snowed - something she was not accustomed to.
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Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
06/14/2020 at 17:07 |
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My inspection isn’t until October, but in December the dealer mentioned that they were getting a little thin. I haven’t worried about it all that much since I’ve only put a handful of miles on the car in the last six months due to riot curfews, coronavirus lockdowns and unemployment.
XJDano
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
06/14/2020 at 17:37 |
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I can make a detour stop on my way in from Indianapolis Friday. I’ll be tired, but I stayed up last Friday and it was alright. Took a nap in the afternoon.
My wife is watching kids all day, so we aren’t leaving for the country until either late Friday evening or Saturday morning.