Brakes 98 Ram 1500
From : phil rhodes
Q: p.rhodes@nospamcomcast.net writes ive got to replace my brakes but ive never done it on an abs vehicle. is there a trick i need to know pads and shoes are pads and shoes just as drums and rotors are drums and rotors. on most vehicles the abs magic happens elsewhere. .
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From : partsmore
tip when you push the piston back on the front calipers and the cylinders back on the drums - open the bleeders and block off the hoses clamp them lightly to avoid pushing dirty fluid up the hoses and into the brake system. most systems do not like dirty fluid being pushed backwards and pushing caliper pistons back often dislodges dirt - right into the abs controllers etc. when pistons are back fully open release the clamps and leave the bleeders open - and the system will gavity bleed for you. the more and cleaner the fluid you add the better. flushing is a great idea! failing to do this can prove to be very expensive on some systems 90s ford f series gm light trucks - and most others! also saves the bleeding hassle! clamp the hoses!!! not on my vehicle! greg .
From : phil rhodes
why does chrysler insist on burying parts designed to wear out behind so much other stuff. parts with a 3-5 year life expectancy should not require 8-12 hours labor to replace. my 2000 dakota has a heater core leak. the entire dash has to be removed then the heater /evap box has to be removed and that means the a/c must be emptied flushed and refilled with r134. 8-12 hours shop time for a 100.00 part. plus who knows what else will need replacing along the way! dodge has done crap like this for years and i hoped it had wised up. and this is just wrong on soo many levels! anyone got any tricks to help a poor $ap save about a grand a do it himself. .
From : Annonymous
jeff mayner wrote ramman@dodgecity.cc wrote at approx 121 pm cst a major explosion rocked the bp amoco refinery in texas city a southeast houston tx suburb. the area of the plant involved in the explosion processes approx 450000 gallons per day of octane enhancers more commonly known in the industry as gasoline additives. oil prices initially spiked on the but industry analysts say the loss of this processing facility will have more effect on retail gasoline prices than it will oil prices since the output of this facility is used to boost the octane of already-refined gasoline. consumers of mid and high octane grades as well as consumers in areas of the country where special additives are required to meet state-mandated emission standards. this refinery provided 30% of bp amocos total daily output of refined fuels and 3% of the us daily total. initial reports indicate at least 4 dead and more than 100 injured. the death toll is expected to rise as cleanup operations get underway. the loss of life is a terrible thing. let me get that out right now. even so to us out here in california where the gas prices have been going through the roof lately already this is not good . our reformulated gas is exactly what theyre talking about in this article. great. - jeff interesting to note that this will affect production of 3% of the fuel used daily. but i bet all fuel goes up by more than 5%. bend over here it comes again. -- ..bob 1997 hd fxdwg - turbocharged! 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1966 ffr cobra - ongoing project .