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From : theski
Q: ok im gonna call hogwash here. discs suck when wet. i have four wheel disc on my lebaron and when all four are wet there is nothing to stop you. having said that they do dry out fairly quickly. however wet drum brakes will give you more than discs but take longer to dry out. drums are seriously stupid in their mechanism im not sure how anyone figured the adjusters would work but they do in the majority of models. discs are far simpler in design easier to replace self adjusting and more efficient in dry conditions. yes i still like my drums but discs are the better system. unless you have a late 60s- early 80s vette then for some reason you have to fight with springs to get pads installed and worrying about rust is a big issue. -- max give a man a match and he is warm for a short while. light him on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. i presently have drum brakes on the rear wheels. would like to swap to disc. any ideas on what i need what will fit thanks bob az not to be a wiseass but..... not being a wise a$$ here but could i ask why drum brakes are easier to service not in my opinion. disc are much simpler. less prone to damage from water or heat. drum brakes will fade with heat and dont stop worth a shit when wet. disc brakes stop fine either way. and they are much better at actually stopping a normal vehicle than disks are. again ill have to disagree with this. discs are all-around the better braking system. denny .
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From : moderator
well thank you.....my sisters boyfriend said that he has all the tools and everything to do it so it will be done this weekend...and thanks for helping me...i know im a girl but i do know some thing about trucks...like what a block is...im not that dumb my dad didnt raise a sissy.... .
From : moderator
if you do not have any class can you at least try to fake it . greetings you have been banned. do not attempt to post to usenet again. usenet moderator. .
From : theski
hey 00dakota we just covered this same topic only a week ago for a 99 dakota. try using google b/c you can often find your topic there with much detail. here is what we posted last week wrote other symptoms speedometer abs etc all functioning correctly. how do i replace the vss the more detailed the better. thanks if the speedo and abs are functioning then the vss is fine thats located on top of the rear differential. what may be an issue and this is a maybe because any number of things could cause erratic shifting is the transmissions output speed sensor which is located on the side of the transmission in the overdrive section furthest back or away from the engine. its a two-wire sensor. you unplug the electrical unscrew the sensor make sure the o-ring comes out screw the new sensor with new o-ring back in tighten re-plug the electrical and replace any transmission fluid that leaked out. the codes from the check engine light say that there is a malfunctioning vehicle speed sensor. would this problem be include in that message thanks for the help adam -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-2000-dakota-vehicle-speed-sensor-ftopict127590.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=622672 .
From : max dodge
my uneducated guess is that the truck was built with front disk rear drums because it works well.. after 75k miles weve been through a few sets of pads and still dont need rear shoes or drums so my guess is that the front disks stop the beast the rear drums keep the rear end from locking up and coming around.. *g* no - thats because the shitty self-adjusters dont work worth a crap on most drum brakes so within a few thousand miles the rear shoes have worn enough that youre not getting much action from them - relying more on your front brakes to do the job. an unused brake pad/shoe can last an eternity and if it was such a good setup then one needs to wonder why virtually all vehicles now have 4-wheel disc brakes again medium and heavy-duty vehicles notwithstanding. this is mostly the reason why i used to go through front brake pads on my 95 3500/v10 at about 20000 mile intervals rear drums yet my 03 3500/isb is coming up on 50k with plenty of meat still left on the front and rear pads. oh yeah - it stops a hell of a lot better too. some of that is due to the larger brake components larger rotors bigger pads twin-piston calipers but a lot of it is due to proper proportional braking from the rear discs and a fully electronic abs system that performs threshold braking on the rear doesnt hurt matters either .
From : mac davis
lol with these childish header changes who is the one who is jumping -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving ok net nanny. perhaps you should learn how to follow a thread and you would know what he was talking about. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving attribution at-trib-bu-shun 1 the act of including the post to which you are replying so that people have some idea wtf youre talking about 2 a skill you need to master no thanks necessary.................. ts ok...how am i suposed to do that d .
From : max dodge
lol with these childish header changes who is the one who is jumping -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving ok net nanny. perhaps you should learn how to follow a thread and you would know what he was talking about. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving attribution at-trib-bu-shun 1 the act of including the post to which you are replying so that people have some idea wtf youre talking about 2 a skill you need to master no thanks necessary.................. ts ok...how am i suposed to do that d .