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Re: Green Machine
The next urgent repair was a heartbreaker. One issue the Green Machine had when we recovered him was mushy breaks. One the previous owner dropped him off, the truck sat over winter at my in-law's place. By spring, the break master cylinder was bone dry. My father-in-law tried bleeding them himself, but that's a hard one person job! We decided to have a local shop, Carnahan's, tow it to their garage and go through the breaks and wheel bearings before we'd pick it up.
It took them a bit to locate all the parts and finish the job, but I felt that a grand was a small price to pay for that peace of mind on our return trip.
Unfortunately, a few wires got crossed and they rebuilt the front breaks using the same old leaky wheel cylinders! What was a small drip off the LF wheel soon became a gusher requiring me to top off the master cylinder every time I drove it.
Nothing like redoing a job you already paid for!
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