NeedAPartsCar
Yamaha Intack!1
See you there Ron, look forward to meeting you!
-Alex Roscoe
-Alex Roscoe
Frankenmuth meet Feb 12th
- Thread starter Huntervf
- Start date
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eksphatrob
New Member
zhenders is so pricey..we got 75% off our 6 20 meals cuz one of our chicken legs wasnt fully cooked and had blood in it...and they seat 1800 people so they prolly didnt fry it long enough..but yeah cant wait til the meet :-D
pjtoledo
'ol man in the SHO
Any agreed upon time is fine with me. 3 PM works as good as any. Isn't that one of the Glockenspiel times?
And lets remind those who haven't been there yet, the food is great, but it ain't cheap.
Perry
And lets remind those who haven't been there yet, the food is great, but it ain't cheap.
Perry
RonPorter
SHO Club of America
I dunno, I guess that I call a $20 "all you can eat" meal to be pretty cheap.
If you drive 200 miles round-trip, you spend more than that on gas!
It's basically a $50 day for one person & car. Way cheaper than a Lapeer day, and definitely cheaper than a Gingerman day.
If you drive 200 miles round-trip, you spend more than that on gas!
It's basically a $50 day for one person & car. Way cheaper than a Lapeer day, and definitely cheaper than a Gingerman day.
NeedAPartsCar
Yamaha Intack!1
Look forward to meeting everyone. :wave: :corn:
RonPorter
SHO Club of America
Just hope the weather is more like it's been the last few weeks, and not like it was yesterday!! We got a good 8-10" of snow!!
eksphatrob
New Member
winters been pretty mild for grand rapids and michigan this year...but thats a good thing lol...
pjtoledo
'ol man in the SHO
RonPorter said:
We were all but promised 3 to 6 inches. We got a slushy 1 inch that melted as soon as it hit. It was all gone by supper time Sunday.
Perry
Huntervf
Bored now
That's ok... we got it 
Huntervf
Bored now
Ok, here's the final count for dinner:
Huntervf +1
91_plus
NeedAnSHO
SHOteen
Todras +1
98shotoy +1
kurtis adum +2
SHOracer14 +1
pjtoledo +1
eksphatrob
SHObill
18 total, and reservations have been placed for 20 people. If there are any changes speak now and I do mean NOW
We'll kick off the meet at Bronner's @ 3pm
Dinner at the Bavarian Inn is @ 5pm
COUPONS are available at the Bavarian Inn web site! http://www.bavarianinn.com/
Follow the link, click coupons and right at the top is a coupon for 1/2 off a dinner with the purchase of a regular dinner at full price.
If anybody wants to cruise north with me, I'm at US-23 and M-59, which is about 10 miles north of the I-96/US-23 intersection. I'll be leaving at 2:15, Frankenmuth is about 30 miles from me so figure a half hour to get there.
That being said... I'm looking forward to seeing everyone this Sunday
Huntervf +1
91_plus
NeedAnSHO
SHOteen
Todras +1
98shotoy +1
kurtis adum +2
SHOracer14 +1
pjtoledo +1
eksphatrob
SHObill
18 total, and reservations have been placed for 20 people. If there are any changes speak now and I do mean NOW
We'll kick off the meet at Bronner's @ 3pm
Dinner at the Bavarian Inn is @ 5pm
COUPONS are available at the Bavarian Inn web site! http://www.bavarianinn.com/
Follow the link, click coupons and right at the top is a coupon for 1/2 off a dinner with the purchase of a regular dinner at full price.
If anybody wants to cruise north with me, I'm at US-23 and M-59, which is about 10 miles north of the I-96/US-23 intersection. I'll be leaving at 2:15, Frankenmuth is about 30 miles from me so figure a half hour to get there.
That being said... I'm looking forward to seeing everyone this Sunday
kurtis adum
Driver
i am going to be alone. And thats if i can still get a ride with matt. sorry about the late info. i havnt had any time to get on recently.
kurt
kurt
98shotoy
R.I.T Team
Well, I am VERY sorry to say this now. Kurt and Ryan I am ESPECIALLY sorry!!!!!
I am not going to be able to make it. My wife is leaving Friday for Kentucky and I have to work on her car. The front end is pulling something bad and I cant figure it out. It started happening after I changed the brakes and I took both sides apart again and checked the caliper slides and re-greased them. It stil pulls but not as bad as it was. So, now I need to actually take the whole front end apart and take a look at it and see if its something in the drivetrain. I am HOPING it isnt!!!! I unfortunatley have to take a day off work to do this too. So, I will be off Saturday but working on her car. I only get Sundays off but I need a couple days incase something bad is wrong. I was really looking forward to this too. I needed this getaway very much badly.
Chris, I am sorry I waited to the last minute to tell you but its one of those gosh darn mucker fother things that happen to make your hair get whiter then it already is
I am not going to be able to make it. My wife is leaving Friday for Kentucky and I have to work on her car. The front end is pulling something bad and I cant figure it out. It started happening after I changed the brakes and I took both sides apart again and checked the caliper slides and re-greased them. It stil pulls but not as bad as it was. So, now I need to actually take the whole front end apart and take a look at it and see if its something in the drivetrain. I am HOPING it isnt!!!! I unfortunatley have to take a day off work to do this too. So, I will be off Saturday but working on her car. I only get Sundays off but I need a couple days incase something bad is wrong. I was really looking forward to this too. I needed this getaway very much badly.
Chris, I am sorry I waited to the last minute to tell you but its one of those gosh darn mucker fother things that happen to make your hair get whiter then it already is
Huntervf
Bored now
Sorry to hear this guys, but thanks for the heads up. That's FIVE off the list
Now, you both know that you're still welcome on Sunday if everything goes ok on Sat. Keep me in the loop, let us know Sat night how it all looks
Now, you both know that you're still welcome on Sunday if everything goes ok on Sat. Keep me in the loop, let us know Sat night how it all looks
98shotoy
R.I.T Team
Huntervf said:Sorry to hear this guys, but thanks for the heads up. That's FIVE off the list
Now, you both know that you're still welcome on Sunday if everything goes ok on Sat. Keep me in the loop, let us know Sat night how it all looks
That would be great if everything turned out ok. I could use some suggestions on what would make it pull though. Like I said, it started after I changed the brakes. The caliper piston doesnt seem to be sticking. I was wondering if I could have knocked something lose when hitting the bolts lose with a hammer?
I didnt hit them all that hard. This was the first brake job on her car too. It pulls to the right. Could I have knocked it out of alignment? Oh my I just wanna blow the thing up. 
Huntervf
Bored now
Is this on the Exploder? Does it pull all the time or only under braking? Cars will naturally pull right because of the crown of the road. I can't imagine anything suspension wise you could've done just from a brake job 
91 Plus
Well-Known Member
I dont know if you were counting me on not coming..
I will be there reguarless of the situation.
I will be there reguarless of the situation.
SHOracer14
Me-0 Diffs-6
You may be able to hitch a ride with me Ryan... plans may be changing on staying in Monroe on Sunday night so I will let you know. Matt... on the brake job, were the sliders clean when you took them out and if they already were did you grease them when you put them back in??? Unless the front end of that Exploder is super loose (and I mean wasted ball joints outers, etc.) it is impossible for the alignment to get knocked out by doing a brake job. (unless you took part of the front suspension apart for some reason when doing the brakes). I would concentrate on a frozen caliper or frozen sliders, that's where I would start with the problem. I would clean up the sliders and grease, re-compress the calipers and then, even for the **** of it, bleed em' off a bit just to see the condition of the fluid as it comes out.
Huntervf
Bored now
91 Plus said:
huntervf said:
You were on the list... you're still coming yes?
98shotoy
R.I.T Team
No, this is on my wife's car. its a 2002 Dodge Stratus SXT. The sliders were a little dirty when I changed the brakes. However, when the problem first started I took everything apart and cleaned the sliders again and re-greased them. I didnt decompress the calipers though when I did the greasing the second time around. I guess I will do the "checklist" ya'll left for me and then start over looking at everything closely. I have never had this problem before either. Thats what gets me. I even asked a couple mechanics here at work and they said the same thing you guys said. So, back to square one and see where the problem shall be. Ughhhh Sometimes the little things can be the biggest pains. 
Again I am sorry Chris.....and Ryan and Kurt. I wish I couls say screw it and just go but I GOTTA make the wife happy first or no "play time" for me.
Again I am sorry Chris.....and Ryan and Kurt. I wish I couls say screw it and just go but I GOTTA make the wife happy first or no "play time" for me.
RonPorter
SHO Club of America
If you only "touched" the brakes, and didn't use a BFH on any other suspension parts, you are on the right trail with the sliders.
Another thing to consider is how much you compressed the pistons. if you didn't do both sides the same (I always compress them ALL the way in), it could pull for a bit until they adjust.
The other factor is the brake flush. make sure both sides are done. You really should do the full system, as the two fronts are on different circuits.
I sound like a broken record, but getting a Motive pressure bleeder is the only way to get a flush done right.
Another possibility is that, if you didn't use new rotors, or get the rotors cleaned up (personally I always get the rotors cleaned at the local muffler shop with every pad change...if I'm not doing new rotors), you could be getting different contact patches side-to-side, which will eventually correct itself.
In any case, she should still be fine for the drive.
Another thing to consider is how much you compressed the pistons. if you didn't do both sides the same (I always compress them ALL the way in), it could pull for a bit until they adjust.
The other factor is the brake flush. make sure both sides are done. You really should do the full system, as the two fronts are on different circuits.
I sound like a broken record, but getting a Motive pressure bleeder is the only way to get a flush done right.
Another possibility is that, if you didn't use new rotors, or get the rotors cleaned up (personally I always get the rotors cleaned at the local muffler shop with every pad change...if I'm not doing new rotors), you could be getting different contact patches side-to-side, which will eventually correct itself.
In any case, she should still be fine for the drive.
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