All the...Small things....
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 7:09 pm
Not sure the direction my recent purchase will go but everything has to have a beginning.
Brakes are shot. Fronts are worn damn near to the rivets and were packed with a grease created from dust, dirt, and brake fluid out of the leaky wheel cylinders. These were supposedly adjusted "just a few months ago" but I'm having my doubts on this one. I'm going to assume the rears are in just as poor shape. I cleaned out the fronts as best I could and adjusted...as best I could, but everyone knows you don't really clean grease/oil out of brake pads. It's better, but not by a whole bunch. I've got a complete rebuild worth of parts in my cart over at SAV.
The top...It's complete trash. I knew the front was garbage but had hoped the rear was at least "better", but it's garbage as well. Its an old tuff river that has apparently been spray painted black from the original white or cream or whatever pale color it used to be. Clear windows are yellowed and/or missing as well as some of the screens. The velcro is all shot and non-functional. And the whole thing is...brittle for lack of a better word. Like parchment paper after you take it out of the oven. Guessing that might have something to do with the spray paint. About the only piece that seems like it "may" still be useful is the divider. I can only assume that the aluminum shell covering the back is there to cover rips n tears like are in the front, but at this point it doesn't really matter. At least it's keeping the back mostly dry.
Good news is body is solid, it runs well, tires are decent, and I like the color scheme.
Buyer beware and due diligence and all that noise.
But I learned a bit about the brake system and I've got a line on a top, relative near term. Woot!
Brakes are shot. Fronts are worn damn near to the rivets and were packed with a grease created from dust, dirt, and brake fluid out of the leaky wheel cylinders. These were supposedly adjusted "just a few months ago" but I'm having my doubts on this one. I'm going to assume the rears are in just as poor shape. I cleaned out the fronts as best I could and adjusted...as best I could, but everyone knows you don't really clean grease/oil out of brake pads. It's better, but not by a whole bunch. I've got a complete rebuild worth of parts in my cart over at SAV.
The top...It's complete trash. I knew the front was garbage but had hoped the rear was at least "better", but it's garbage as well. Its an old tuff river that has apparently been spray painted black from the original white or cream or whatever pale color it used to be. Clear windows are yellowed and/or missing as well as some of the screens. The velcro is all shot and non-functional. And the whole thing is...brittle for lack of a better word. Like parchment paper after you take it out of the oven. Guessing that might have something to do with the spray paint. About the only piece that seems like it "may" still be useful is the divider. I can only assume that the aluminum shell covering the back is there to cover rips n tears like are in the front, but at this point it doesn't really matter. At least it's keeping the back mostly dry.
Good news is body is solid, it runs well, tires are decent, and I like the color scheme.
Buyer beware and due diligence and all that noise.
But I learned a bit about the brake system and I've got a line on a top, relative near term. Woot!