Re: innacurate CD

[Alan Lambert <gerard@domain.elided>]

You're wrong--there is no mention of the need to screw in the piston--the 
manual is NOT referring to a 164 (ene though it's a 164 manual) but to 
some other car.

On Sun, 6 Jun 1999, Paulo Ascensao wrote:

> Alan: 
> 
> Manuals are done for "dumb" (read normal) people ;-), and usually are
> step by step, so don't do the following step until you've finished the
> current one..... you jumped a step...
> Sorry not a manual fault this time.....
> 
> Regards
> Paulo
> PS: if they say finger, use fingers, or pliers, or something
> stronger.....
> Mechanics are a though breed!
> ===============================
> > Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 18:00:31 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Alan Lambert <gerard@domain.elided>
> > Subject: innacurate CD
> > 
> > Wanting to change the pads in my 164, I looked in the CarDisk CD for method.
> > 
> > With respect to the rear brakes, I quote--" Prior to position the new
> > brake pads press manually on caliper piston until fully in, (it didn't
> > budge, so I went on to the next instruction) then start the engine and
> > press brake pedal several times to restore automatic slack take=up of
> > parking brake."
> > 
> > Reasoning that "restoring the automatic slack take-up" was the reason the
> > piston didn't move back in, and against my gut reaction, I did it.
> > 
> > Well, you can guess what happened--the piston blew out of the caliper,
> > the bellows spouted brake fluid, and my day was over--since this is a
> > Saturday, and it's now 5:45 PM, I can't do a damn thing until Monday. I
> > need to get a new seal, and a new bellows. Once the caliper was taken
> > fully out of the car and put on the bench it was easy to see that the way
> > to get the piston back in is to SCREW it in--the "automatic slack
> > adjustment" is an internal screw the piston rotates on as the pads wear.
> > 
> > To say that I am unhappy would be one of the greatest understatements of
> > the year.
> > 
> > Be forewarned--the service manuals were ALSO written by Italians!!! Don't
> > necessarily believe all they say. ( and yes, I feel pretty stupid for
> > ignoring my guts and doing what the "book" said.)
> > 
> > ================================================================================
> > Regards,
> > Alan G. Lambert___________________________________<gerard@domain.elided>
> >            *******Los Altos, California (office)*******
> 
> 

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Regards,
Alan G. Lambert___________________________________<gerard@domain.elided>
           *******Los Altos, California (office)*******

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