Date:         Sat, 14 Aug 2004 23:12:07 EDT
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From:         Chris Dixon <Jahsurf@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Help now! Damn Strange brake problem
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In atlanta a coupla days ago hit something in the road and it put a hole in
my rear drivers steel brake line (the one that screws into the wheel cylinder).
Thank God I was a mile from mom's house. Today I replaced the line and bled
it out -- no problem. Replaced the drum and adjusted the adjuster screw that
keeps the brakes tight. Put the wheel on and screwed the wheel lugs back on.
Drove it up the street 1/2 block. Woooooops. I didn't put the drum on straight.
the rear wheel's wobbling. Take it off, take drum back off. Make dammmn sure
it's straight and put it back on. Adjust the adjuster screw that keeps the
brakes tight. Then tighten wheel back and test drive. Now it rolls perfectly but
DAMN! the brake pedal is pulsating   like a sonofabitch as the wheels rotate.
Pull on the parking brake and it's clearly a rear wheel issue. What the hell did
I do? I take it off. Do the same thing over. Replace carefully. Same damn
thing! Did I warp my drum? Did I knock something outta whack? I gots to get back
on the road for California!! Any advice soooon is hugely appreciated.
Chris Dixon -- 949-500-2807
949-500-2807