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Subject:rear left light assembly needed
From:Wesley Pegden
Date:Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:08:32 -0400

Hi all...
my rear left light assembly (brakes/turn signal/etc.) has been lost to
rust, so I need a new one, as cheap as possible (though hopefully one
that isn't cracked and about to be lost to rust again just like the one
I just lost...).  If you have one, let me know!
Thanks,
Wes

George Goff wrote:

>In a message dated 8/28/05 3:17:25 PM, macdonald1987@SBCGLOBAL.NET writes:
>
><< You can see if it is one of the rear brakes relatively easily. Using a
>GOOD jackstand, lift ONE rear wheel off of the ground. Start the engine, and put
>it in gear. While the wheel that is in the air is spinning, gently press on
>the brake petal. >>
>
>Bad idea!  In fact, regardless of any uppercase caveats, it is a recipe for
>disaster.  Just suppose that the shoes on the wheel which is spinning along
>merrily above terra firma, are adjusted more tightly than those of the wheel
>which is planted.  Did you ever hear of torque transfer in a differential?  Well,
>this is one way to learn all about it.  Even if the brake shoes on both wheel
>actuate identically, there will still be torque transfer to the wheel which is
>on the ground.
>
>George
>
>
>

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