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Written by Timothy Janssen
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Monday, 04 June 2007 |
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Well, I managed to get all 4 tires changed on the CJ last thursday. In addition, Aaron brought over his Honda, and we managed to fix his headlight. Some little plastic piece broke that held the bulb into the lens assembly. When he talked to a repair place about it, they said he needed a new assembly for 200 dollars. I convinced him that we could rig it, so he brought it over to my brother's shop, and we went to work. It turns out that getting the assembly out of a honda is a royal pain in the rear. You have to take off the entire front bumper. Anyway, he got it out, and we managed to get it to work identical to the original with a slightly modified washer. It just took a little grinding on bench grinder. Anyway, back to the jeep. Like I said, I got all 4 tires changed, but didn't get the brake lines flushed. At the end of last week, I priced out what it would cost to do a complete overhaul of the brake system. This will include new rotors, drums, pads, brake hoses, brake lines, plus a conversion to power brakes. All in all, looks like about 600 dollars. Of course, that could be cheaper if I don't go with the pre-formed stainless steel brake lines. That would save me about 120 dollars. But, I think the simplicity of them is well worth it. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 15 June 2007 )
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