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Stuff to maintain
I have the interior (seats and carpets) out of the car so that I can repair an issue with the transmission. While the interior is out I figure that I should take advantage and take care of other maintenance can be accessed easily without the interior in the car. So I have the following items on my list but thought I would ask the group for other items I probably have forgotten.
Check inboard rear brake pads Change transmission oil Adjust parking brake Maybe replace carpets - (18 years old) Thanks for your thoughts. |
Grease driveshaft u-joints and check for looseness
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Make sure starter bolts and bellhousing bolts are tight.
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Add some insulation in select areas if you have any overly hot areas around the transmission tunnel or floorboards.
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Excellent ideas. Thanks!
Dan - Do you have any recommendations on insulation. I was thinking about this but have not researched anything yet. |
Insulation: Usually Home Depot and/or Lowes has rolls of Frost Kiing FV516. Adhesive-backed, 1/8" thick, with one foil side.
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Like Bob said - Frost King insulation from Lowes is the easiest, effective route to take. The stuff is close to, or the same as ERA uses on the outside of the footboxes. I'm going a little different route and bought some B-quiet dampener material and some EZ Cool insulation blanket to go under the carpets. It will be a little thicker overall but I have undercar exhaust to deal with. For a sidepipe car I would have gone with the Frost King. I used it to extend the ERA footbox insulation to the underside of the boxes.
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I'm also using it under all carpeted areas (doors, cockpit, and trunk). Dan, don't forget to put some below the floor above the muffler.
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bleed the rear brakes
J
I don't think anyone has mentioned BLEED the back calipers... At 16,000 miles, and maybe 12 track days, my 289 and the rear pads may have worn a little, but I sure can't see it. (I know...I'm not driving hard enough...hey, track day next week at Willow...) However, bleeding the brakes, especially the rears is easy to over look. Helps to have someone push the pedal while you open/close the bleeder...I can do it by twisting in the seat, but the neck cramps aren't worth it...get a helper. Pete |
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Bleed the brakes - excellent thought. Dan |
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Scraping!
As maintance goes, I just noticed a spot on my rear pass/side outside face(ERA std. IRS w/inboard brakes) of rotor. about 1/2" on the outermost part of the(all the way around) rotor that is being (not bad yet!) chewed! The pads are in fine/new shape, as are both rotors. Except this new/newly descovered chewed section. After spotting it, during 4 wheel weighing & alignment. I was able to also hear the slight grinding sound (during idle slowing stop) on the way home from the balance shop. I could hear this with brakes being, or not being applied. No weight/balance adjustment was required! As the car was 50/50 F/R & 0/0 L/R, w/out being seated. Alignment was also dead on! That in it's self was awsome! :cool: Is it possible a spring or other part of e-brake has come loose & is rubbing on rotor? :confused: Has anyone else had this type of problem with a standard ERA-IRS w/inboard brake system. I will be inspecting the rear brake system right after Easter. But thought I would ask you guys 1st. Thanks in advance!
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Sorry, no pic's. I will try to post %/ pictures after Easter. I do need to learn how! :o
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There's nothing mechanical on the outside surface of the rotor. The most likely cause is from the pad itself or contamination on the pad.
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