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Old 04-28-2023, 04:19 PM   #11
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Default Re: Squeaky Brakes

Brakes are sort of important. 1 Cross Cut's story reminded me of another story without a happy ending. Friend of mine took his car to a repair shop complaining about "spongy brakes." The repair shop told him that they are all spongy and it was nothing to worry about. The brakes failed and he broke his neck in the resulting crash. He is now an invalid.

Moral of the story: If some shop feeds you a line that does not make sense, push on them until they fix the problem or take the vehicle to a better shop. Other countries have better laws regarding who can work on things like brakes and steering.

Lenny, use 80 grit and bevel the ends as others have suggested.
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