Re: [AMC-list] Groovey (not really) brakes Now with Pics

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

Joe, your welding looks fine. I used to work in a shop with a spectacular
welder. He was FAST! Me, I'm totally awful, but grind grind grind and it all
looks good :-) A friend of mine calls MIG a hot glue gun for metal.




On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 19:00, Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> Ok here of some pics, sorry for the lack of focus, but I couldn't get my
> camera to do a close focus today:
>
> You will have to copy and paste these links into your browser I think.
>
> First a typical deep groove.
>
> <a href="
> http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o115/pacerman_01/misc%20AMC/?action=view&current=auction11278.jpg";
> target="_blank"><img src="
> http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o115/pacerman_01/misc%20AMC/auction11278.jpg";
> border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
>
>
> Then a couple of welding beads in the grooves:
>
>
> a href="
> http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o115/pacerman_01/misc%20AMC/?action=view&current=auction11279.jpg";
> target="_blank"><img src="
> http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o115/pacerman_01/misc%20AMC/auction11279.jpg";
> border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
> --- On Sat, 6/6/09, Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> <a href="
> http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o115/pacerman_01/misc%20AMC/?action=view&current=auction11282.jpg";
> target="_blank"><img src="
> http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o115/pacerman_01/misc%20AMC/auction11282.jpg";
> border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
>
> Then a repaired rub point on the backing plate:
>
>
> <a href="
> http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o115/pacerman_01/misc%20AMC/?action=view&current=auction11284.jpg";
> target="_blank"><img src="
> http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o115/pacerman_01/misc%20AMC/auction11284.jpg";
> border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
>
> I used my angle grinder (body grinder) followed by a 40 grit rol-loc pad on
> my angle die grinder to complete the repair.  I think I have the surfaces
> pretty level but it would have been nice to remove the backing plates and
> take them to a mill like someone on the list in Los Angeles has mentioned.
>  Some of us guys don't have all the tools though.  I bead blasted small
> brake parts and repainted them this afternoon and gave it up for the day.
>  Hopefully I will get this side back together tomorrow morningand do the
> other side, and perhaps bleed the brakes.
>
> Joe Fulton
> Salinas, CA
>
>
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All of your arguments are invalid.
Enjoy your unstable system.
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