1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

@jbrandt

 

These brake shoes are still good right?
Never seen shoes before but looks like still 1/4” of pad left

 

They got a minute or two left on em, certainly more gone than there tho

 

Think I’ll just throw some new ones on, cracked the drum screwing it off anyway..

 

Think my alternator is checking out

 

Again? Seems like we swapped it in not all that long ago. Is that the one you put in in the Maverick parking lot in Green River?

 

electrically or mechanically?

 

Electrically, it isn't exciting immediately anymore. Sometimes I'll start the truck and the battery light is on and then I have to rev it to get the alt to start charging, one it is charging it seems about right though, maybe a little lower voltage than usual.

 

Maybe start taking an Uber over there, dayum.
I think I went cheapish Depo last time I replaced, still working fine, no leaks, no troubles. Pretty sure that was them, and corners, then went TYC for fogs.

 

Vibe

 

had the windshield sprayer on the Ford get so brittle that the hose fitting broke off of it when I went to spray the windshield lol

hit up a Ford dealer on the way and grabbed new ones. the old were so brittle they crumbled when I tried to remove them

 

@Sperrunner

 

Kinda surprised mine still work tbh. 23 years is no joke.

 

yeah that's a pretty long time.

I figure mine just got baked from the sun + engine bay heat buildup? they're only about 10 years old lol

 

Whoever designed drum brakes is a sadist and they deserve to rot in hell.






In other news, shoes and drums are on, and a new rear parking brake cable, no longer have to fear the frayed cable snapping anytime I park on a hill. Adjustment is still less than perfect but that’ll be for tomorrow…

 

Mad scientist shit!

 

Fancy

My throttle position sensor wears a size 10 boot

 

Is that a picture if the thinnest part? How's the other parts of that and the other shoe look?

 

They were pretty uniform. Cracked the drum screwing it off, so just threw new shoes in while I was at it, they were cheap. Such a pita though….