

| Subject: | Re: yep, I bent the drum -- words to the wise |
| From: | Jim Felder |
| Date: | Sun, 15 Aug 2004 23:00:50 -0500 |
I bought my latest set of drums locally on a sunday at AutoZone, this in an Alabama town of 40,000. Jim On Aug 15, 2004, at 10:21 PM, Chris Dixon wrote: > Word to the wise. Be double damn careful when you put your drum back > on after > any brake work. I tweaked the bejeezus out of mine after putting it on > crooked and then tightening the lugnuts down on the wheel. No drum > available on a > sunday in Atlanta, so I took it to pep boys and had them turn it as > best they > could since I had to hit the road. It's better, but i gotta replace > it. Tell you > what, Vanagon parts are a hell of a lot easier to get on the west > coast. NAPA > has a huge supply center in Atlanta and they didn't even have a drum > there. I > sure do get a lot of funny looks and interested comments in the > southeast > with my Syncro. Took it out on the sand at Carolina Beach and had > about ten > different conversations with people who had never seen one before. > Be careful with yer freakin brakes. > Dixon >
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