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Grinding Brakes

October 24th, 2013 at 05:49 pm

The brakes on my pickup started to make not so good noises. DW wanted to use my pickup today, to deliver a dresser that we don't need any more to a new foster mom. That dresser is short and long and takes up a lot of floor space. We have an armoire (how do you spell armoire? I'm getting red squigglies under the word.)to replace it, that is taller and takes up less floor space.

The armoire used to house our TV, but we got a new flat screen TV as a gift from my parents last Christmas. The flat screen is mounted to the wall. The armoire has been sitting in a not so got spot for far too long.

I had already set an appointment with our mechanic to fix the brakes, so the new foster mom will have to wait a couple more days.

The brakes are getting fixed right now. I need new calipers and new brake pads. The estimate is $275.

4 Responses to “Grinding Brakes”

  1. snafu Says:
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    How do you manage vehicle maintenance? Some vehicles have notorious brake replacement needs. How does your truck rate? How long since the brakes were done? I'm presuming it's both right & left. When were callipers and rotors last replaced? Is the mechanic using generic or name brand parts? Since having a vehicle at the shop, it might be a good idea to have it serviced for winter if that's due based on mileage. At least have all the fluids checked to top up if required.

  2. creditcardfree Says:
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    Brakes are always well worth the investment!! Nice to share the things you no longer need.

  3. CB in the City Says:
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    Don't know why you got the squigglies, you spelled it correctly! However, squigglies is getting squigglies. Smile

  4. LuckyRobin Says:
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    You got squiggles because armoire is a French word that the American spell check here doesn't recognize.

    My brakes just started making a noise, so we'll have to get ours checked, too.

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