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Old 11-21-2020, 12:30 AM   #11 (permalink)
Stubby79
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
First time I tackled a rusty brake caliper on my quest to get my dad's motorcycle running again (so I could use it), I installed the piston backwards. No front brake as a light turned to red. Sailed into the intersection sideways with the rear brake locked up. Nobody was there, so I just went on my way. Learned what I had done wrong after tearing it back down.
I didn't do any brake work for the first few years of owning & driving a car...didn't trust myself.

Incompetent/uncaring mechanics who took over a week to do a two-hour job (fuel pump) was the last time I let a tech touch one of my cars. Being without my car for that long, being dicked around and over-charged, was motivation enough to overcome almost any hesitation. Haven't found many jobs since that I'm not up for overcoming.

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