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Re: SPG rehab
Posted by Howard Rose (more from Howard Rose) on Sun, 20 Nov 2005 17:22:56
In Reply to: SPG rehab, Howard Rose, Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:42:33
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As of this afternoon, the '86 SPG was running again. I was able to get it out of the spot it had inhabited for better than a year, around the block, and backed into the garage where it will undergo further refurbishing.
I resolved the stuck rotor issue by applying WD-40 to the calipers,jacking up the quadrant of the wheel in question, and torquing the wheel with a tire iron on a lug nut. Probably not the best thing for the brake pads (I'm uncertain what effect this wonderous chemical has on brake pads), but they are probably going to be replaced anyway.
A trickle charge on the battery over the course of the morning, and then a jump start from my wife's 9-3, and the engine caught and ran just like the day I de-commissioned it. The transmission felt smooth, and the breif ride proved that the brakes, while noisy, worked fine, power steering was functional, and once the metal work is done (floors, door jambs, doors, rear hatch, front fenders, etc), the car will be quite drivable.
My wife informs me she wants it back at that point. Oh well.
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Posts in this Thread:
- SPG rehab, Howard Rose, Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:42:33
- Re: SPG rehab, Howard Rose, Sun, 20 Nov 2005 17:22:56 <-- Viewing This Message
- Listen to Barry and others, Jeff S, Thu, 20 Oct 2005 04:33:30
- logic, JJJ, Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:33:12
- Re: SPG rehab, Bob in NH, Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:14:59
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