SicShelby

Keg stand!!

I might pop in! Of course... No one tell the wife... I would *supposed* to be working

I have seen that before. I STILL cannot get over it... REALLY???

Let's do it!!

I want to see a picture of the OWNER.

They are still going to blame Bush, you watch...

Oh, no leave it the way it is - you have got that thing pinned down, Dale.

No, at the Cove. You have to get off your couch to see the garages, CJ, ha-ha. I probably went to Autozone. Roger... well, all good. I was able to rotate the hub assembly and squeeze the new studs in, and then press them on with the lug nuts... That was a bunch of BS, but at least I did not have to take the hub assembly off. Honestly the whole point of this was to see how bad the rear pads were worn. Now that I know, the actual brake job will happen probably tomorrow or this weekend. The pads have to be ordered. I will have four new studs and lug nuts standing by for when I break the left ones off. Thanks for all the help...

Ha-ha no matter what you are going to have to give it back with all this "change" going on!!

Everything and its mother makes gas prices fluctuate. For example, Obama actually did not make the market go up. I find that every time I take a sh!t that is longer than fifteen minutes, thirty-one seconds, gas prices go up. I know... not much time!! But you are right - I think our President (past and present) has little to do with gas prices. Depends on how much time they get to take a crapper, though :shrug:

Never mind. I can just seat them and tighten them up with the new lug nuts, right?

Okay got the drum off. The studs were pressed in, and I knocked them out with a hammer. Is there anything special that presses them back in? I *think* I have enough room to get the bolts fed through.

You can spin the drum, so it is not locked up. I will definitely clean it when I get it off. I sprayed some penetrating oil on it a few hours ago, and I am ready to go try to bust it off. Seriously, I was WAILING on that thing with a hammer. Hopefully it loosened up some... I also noticed that Discount did not center the drum with the bolts - you know how the lug nuts are tapered, and align everything to the hub assembly? The drum is pushed clockwise and is hitting the threads (they should be centered). I noticed this on the left front when I was changing the pads last weekend - the rotor was off center, and it ate the inside of the rotor all to hell. I am starting to dislike Discount a little... I am going to head out and try and bust off the drum and then get a look and see if they are pressed on or threaded. From the manual, they look to be pressed.

I think the U.S. is just starting to get used to being bent over the table, almost to the point where they do not complain anymore.

Okay - not a problem. Unfortunately, it only has four, and the broken ones are on the same side. I would rather break into it more where it is, then risk have the tire fall off in transit to a shop, because then... THEN I am in a whole different world of hurt! That whole thing is glued together. I had to kick the tire off, and that drum... that drum is ON THERE!!

The solar flares are just really bad this time. That is all.

Alright broke the other two off. Now the drum... there should be nothing left holding the drum to the rest, right?? Because I cannot get the mofo off for the life of me!

It is hard to tell right now with the tire still on there. But yes, Discount did my tires last and they got those things tight!! The rear are drum brakes - what is your take on this? Think they are threaded or pressed, and think it is going to mean taking the axle out to get them on, or just hammer out and press in?

It is too bad they were not able to take the whole amount... I think you could disappear with that kind of money!! Cash of course... you could not get away from the trail that kind of money leaves behind, though...

Adam, I am kind of "lit" right now. Sorry, but I need more answers than just "replace the car." Thank you.

Yes, taking them off by hand. I do not have an impact wrench. Thing is I am risking driving it, now, with only two nuts holding the rear tire. Good idea... taking it to get the tires rotated. I might do that once I fix this side.

I am limited with my tools - what did you use to press them on? And I might as well try to take the other two off, as they are going to need to come off at some point. Probably going to break those too!! Were yours threaded? And where do they have dry ice, I have never bought the stuff...

Not much of a GTO fan so I did not happen to take any picture of it. Plus... he was one up on me to, ha-ha.

Taking off the tires on the rear ('07 Toyota Yaris) I broke off TWO studs so far, and stopped. So, when loosening the nuts the studs broke... Are the studs threaded or can you just tap them out?

I kinda like the before look. That is just me.