Re: IML: More calipersonline

[Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>]

About the brakes working, but not being really
impressive: I redid the brakes on the 1973 last year,
just like you did - everything but the hard lines.

They are all new/rebuilt parts, and I'm confident that
the assembly is correct after on miss on seating a
shoe in the rear wheel cylinder.  

The car does not stop sharply like the 1970 that I
suspect is stock/original.  The '70 has (the same)
brakes that are jumpy and are capable of easily being
locked.  Sensitive might be the word, in a good way.

The new stuff either has the brake booster valved
different, or the shoes/pads are not as good, or
something.  It works, just not "properly", the way
that I think a big Chrysler should, and it's a bit
disappointing, as was the rebuilt PS pump that seems
more "dead" than what I have on the other cars.  Not
annoying enough for me to dis-assemble and chase
cures, but noticeable to me.

The aftermarket just isn't what it used to be.

Remember that they're doing the brake linings out of
shredded peach pits or something that's "organic"
these days.  I got ceramic premium ones for my 1999
car, and there's a big difference, but that doesn't
help the other cars, since ceramic isn't available.


The pull to the right is most likely an indication of
a front-end or bushing that wants to be re-done.
--- nicholasadamo@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Well, Fred and all, I test drove my 300 last
> Saturday. It is just about finished its mechanical
> restoration. The car has the Budd disc brakes. I had
> them replace EVERYthing except the brake hard lines.
> My original complaint was a somewhat low
> pedal....After sitting for 4 months, one of the
> calipers leaked so I decided to just get everything
> replaced.
>  
> Rotors from the DuraBrake reproduction
> Pads, aftermarket D-10 purchased from Frank Mitchell
> Calipers from Calipers On Line
> Master cylinder and Power booster from Hagen's Hiway
> Auto Parts
> All brake fluid flushed and replaced with Valvoline
> Synthetic DOT 4 fluid
> Brake hoses front and rear from Advance Auto
> Rear brake cylinders from Advance Auto
>  
> Here are my impressions from the test drive....\
> 1) The brake pedal is just as low as before, maybe
> feels just a tad more solid and less spongy.2)  In
> general, they appear to stop the car OK. I had a
> small panic stop from a low speed when a Camry
> driver decided to just backup right in front of me.
> The brakes stopped the car nicely and there was good
> bite!
> 3) As the day wore on and the test drive wore on,
> the car pulled more and more to the right on
> braking. It does drift a bit to the right in normal
> driving and it did pull a bit to the right on
> braking before, but this was quite noticeable.
>  
> I asked them to test drive the car further
> themselves this week and check this out and also
> check the brakes for function....maybe a hard line
> is partially plugged?? Any ideas
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fljoslin@xxxxxxxx
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Mon, 21 May 2007 5:23 PM
> Subject: IML: More calipersonline
> 
> 
> I ordered a set of Budd calipers for my 69 LeBaron
> from calipersonline 3 weeks ago, verifying the order
> by phone with Mike. 
> Today I received a call from Mark, the father not
> Mike the son. Apparently they have shipped me two
> sets of calipers by mistake.
> The reason is because I re-submitted the order using
> their on-liner ordering form 8 days after they had
> received my cores and money order without me having
> heard a word from them about the status of my order.
> I wanted to know if my cores and money order had
> arrived safely. I called several times during that
> period and e-mailed several times with no replies. 
> I did receive an automated order acknowledgement
> when I place the order online to which I responded
> that this was a duplicate order which I had placed
> to verify that they had all of the necessary
> information for my order placed by phone. Last week
> I called again and finally got hold of Mike. He said
> that he would look into my order. Nothing more or
> less. 
> When Mark called today, I asked him if he would give
> me the tracking numbers of the two shipments coming
> my way. He said that they had shipped on May 17th
> and that I should have received an e-mail on May
> 17th. Of course I did not. I was given the tracking
> number for one of the shipments (which should arrive
> may 23rd) which Mark asked me to refuse delivery so
> that it would be returned to them. He said that this
> was different to the other one because it had a
> charge for the cores with it? He did not have the
> tracking number for the shipment which is mine so I
> cannot check on it!       
> I am getting the calipers shipped to my work so
> potentially I could be there or ask someone else
> there to refuse the shipment. My issue is that I do
> not know that a second set of calipers is actually
> in transit, so I would not refuse the delivery if
> these are the first to be delivered. Also, I have
> heard on this forum about calipers missing threads
> and leaking. I figure that if I get four calipers, I
> should be able to get two good ones.   
> This is a long and involved story for something
> which should be very simple. Note that the call
> today was the first time that anyone had contacted
> me about my order and that was only because of the
> duplicate order that they had shipped. I still do
> not have a tracking number for "my" calipers. Just a
> little bit of communication early on would have made
> things much easier. It is not over yet.  At this
> point I do not have any calipers in hand and do not
> know if the ones I get will work. 
> On the bright side I should be getting four calipers
> so the odds of success are twice as good. More to
> come. Hopefully a happy ending for all. 
> 
> 
> Fred Joslin
>
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