Random Thoughts - Part III The Search for Spark (No Politics)

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by bcj

Santas' sled

Attachment 217700

Missing a Ho though.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by dpfarr

I qualify Lord of the Rings as indirect Christmas movie. I’m not sure why. They were released Christmas time? Or last night, I thought this film’s musical score is sorta Christmasesque?

I decided this year on Mighty Ducks for me. It's very tangentially Christmas time in the movie (there's a scene where they go to some kind of holiday ice sculpture festival thingy, which is usually a xmas-y thing to my knowledge). But because of that it's not really a Christmas movie. Has some decent timeless humor, and solid underdog style story.

[spike021]

Quick cars-y question for you guys. During normal driving I never feel this, but on a couple of "fun" drives in the past few months, one of them being today, when my Endless performance pads in the Brembo calipers really heat up and I'm braking fairly hard downhill, I get a shuddering sensation out of the brake pedal.

Is this a symptom of the rotors becoming warped? The last time I took the car into a shop for an oil change I mentioned it and asked how the brakes were doing and they just said "eh, next time you should be due to get new pads/rotors".

I don't remember this sensation before the Endless pads and much earlier in the life on the rotors (they're the same OEM ones I've had since March 2017).

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by spike021

Quick cars-y question for you guys. During normal driving I never feel this, but on a couple of "fun" drives in the past few months, one of them being today, when my Endless performance pads in the Brembo calipers really heat up and I'm braking fairly hard downhill, I get a shuddering sensation out of the brake pedal.



Is this a symptom of the rotors becoming warped? The last time I took the car into a shop for an oil change I mentioned it and asked how the brakes were doing and they just said "eh, next time you should be due to get new pads/rotors".



I don't remember this sensation before the Endless pads and much earlier in the life on the rotors (they're the same OEM ones I've had since March 2017).

It's from pad material getting stuck to the rotors. Re bed them.

[Spuds]

I had this symptom on my Hyundai a few years back. It started getting worse and would vibrate any time on the brakes, then at highway speeds in general. I replaced the rotors and pads, and it got a bit better at first, then came back just as bad shortly after. Wound up replacing the caliper and that solved the problem. I think one was seizing a bit. Not that you have the same problem but just sharing.

Edit, lol, I forgot to quote spike

[MyHybridBurnsGasAndTires]

Originally Posted by spike021

Quick cars-y question for you guys. During normal driving I never feel this, but on a couple of "fun" drives in the past few months, one of them being today, when my Endless performance pads in the Brembo calipers really heat up and I'm braking fairly hard downhill, I get a shuddering sensation out of the brake pedal.

Is this a symptom of the rotors becoming warped? The last time I took the car into a shop for an oil change I mentioned it and asked how the brakes were doing and they just said "eh, next time you should be due to get new pads/rotors".

I don't remember this sensation before the Endless pads and much earlier in the life on the rotors (they're the same OEM ones I've had since March 2017).

when was the last time you bled the brakes? it might not solve it but it is the single cheapest thing you can try. should be done every two years IIRC.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

It's from pad material getting stuck to the rotors. Re bed them.

Ahhh, I'll have to plan some time and try that.

Originally Posted by Spuds

I had this symptom on my Hyundai a few years back. It started getting worse and would vibrate any time on the brakes, then at highway speeds in general. I replaced the rotors and pads, and it got a bit better at first, then came back just as bad shortly after. Wound up replacing the caliper and that solved the problem. I think one was seizing a bit. Not that you have the same problem but just sharing.

Edit, lol, I forgot to quote spike

Eww I hope not, lol. I bet replacing one brembo caliper is pricey..

Originally Posted by MyHybridBurnsGasAndTires

when was the last time you bled the brakes? it might not solve it but it is the single cheapest thing you can try. should be done every two years IIRC.

I was wondering about this too. I'm guessing it's been 3ish years? When I swapped the pads to Endless, I also had a shop install stainless lines my friend won at the Norcal86 Summer kickoff raffle. So that would've been done then. Probably due..

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by soundman98

been a busy hectic week.

got sick, mostly stuffed up. just had trouble focusing after work hours.


my uncle unexpectedly passed away tuesday morning. his wife said he got up at 2am to use the bathroom, and just fell over unresponsive. they weren't able to revive him.
he's had a few health problems, but nothing lately. he was 67. just retired a few years ago...

Condolences, my man. All the best to your folks as well as his wife and surviving family. Every day is precious.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

This stupid little thing can eff right the flip off !!!! Only 64 more to go.

Goddamn, that's some serious blacksmithing.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Goddamn, that's some serious blacksmithing.

It’s not super difficult, it’s just a lot of process’s and sales decided we are going to charge 30/ea with the bushing. It’s a 1 3/16 ID eye but I only have 1 1/8 and 1 1/4 dies to work with. The only thing I have to work off of is an artist’s rendition of a napkin drawing missing a critical dimension. I get grumpy when I have to hammer so much.

[Boomerang]

Merry Christmas fuckers ��������❤️

[Capt Spaulding]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

It’s not super difficult, it’s just a lot of process’s and sales decided we are going to charge 30/ea with the bushing. It’s a 1 3/16 ID eye but I only have 1 1/8 and 1 1/4 dies to work with. The only thing I have to work off of is an artist’s rendition of a napkin drawing missing a critical dimension. I get grumpy when I have to hammer so much.

You just need to get your mind right. Treat the need for hammering as a cathartic gift. Think of all the times you desperately NEEDED to beat the shit out of something/one but couldn’t.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Boomerang

Merry Christmas fuckers ��������❤️

I was in Perth for Christmas of '86. Merry Christmas to you!

[Captain Snooze]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I was in Perth for Christmas of '86. Merry Christmas to you!

I was in Perth then I wasn't.