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toomany2cvs
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 Re: Front Drum Brakes ken wrote: ( Been wondering about how they'd have done the pins, then realised I've got some fairly vicious magnets here, taken out of old hard drives.
Just finished a drum brake box build, so that idea will have to wait a while.) <thinks about drum brakes to build up soon> <thinks about all old hard drives binned just before hols> <swears>
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SteveQ
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Re: Front Drum Brakes I'm sure I can dig you out a couple from work if you want 'em... My office is where crappy computers come to die it seems... 
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Terry
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Re: Front Drum Brakes ken wrote: ........realised I've got some fairly vicious magnets here, taken out of old hard drives.
Totally off topic ....[and prob'ly a waste of time too] .....but I've attached a hard drive magnet to my oil filter .....[my theory being that as there's always a furry black "mess" on the magnetic sump plug,it could just prolong engine life by keeping all all the crap in the filter before it even gets to the sump].......I always change the filter every 5/6000 miles anyway. I was gonna do the same to my C4 [1.6hdi] .....until some-one pointed out to me that magnets and electronic engine management systems prob'ly dont mix too well. T.
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toomany2cvs
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Re: Front Drum Brakes Terry wrote: I always change the filter every 5/6000 miles anyway. Blimey, Terry - you leave the oil in THAT long? ~3k here.
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Russell
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Re: Front Drum Brakes 13k here.
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toomany2cvs
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Re: Front Drum Brakes Sorry for any confusion - we were talking about oil changes, not engine changes.
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Russell
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Re: Front Drum Brakes No, I change the engines but drain the oil from one to another. No point wasting...
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Rumble602
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Re: Front Drum Brakes Thanks for the advice there Ken. I'll try that technique out tomorrow on the other side.
I squeezed the pistons in on the cylinder to give myself some room. Was that a good idea? Should I wait untill things are centralised before I press the brake pedal?
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grifftravel
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Re: Front Drum Brakes Russell wrote: No, I change the engines but drain the oil from one to another. No point wasting... Love it 
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Norman
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Re: Front Drum Brakes Terry wrote: .....but I've attached a hard drive magnet to my oil filter ....
T. Terry I find this a wonder. Is the location of the magnet import? Do you catch any bits on the way in or the way out? Any chance of a picture? Have you cleared the hardrive of data before fixing it, it could fall off and get in the wrong hands!
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