Vette(s): 1980 L-48 still in the middle of a frame-off.
Joined: 6/9/2005
Posts: 926
Finished the brakes last nite. 611.00 on parts, supplies, tow job, and hair pulling.
The right rear caliper froze up causing all this mess.
5 master cylinders in all. 2 new ones and 2 rebuilt were bad out of the box. The new one from ebay worked.
2 calipers, 2 rotors, 1 set pads, 2 axle hubs, 1 m/c, 1 brake bleed job from garage(they couldn't bleed it), 1 tow job n/c AAA.
The garage quoted me 450.00 to do the m/c. I wonder how much the entire job would be.
I'm pretty good at changing out the m/c. It's done for now. I will do the fronts in the spring. There are still a few items that need attention but they can wait a little while.
My car has 145000 miles on it so I expect a few things to go wrong. I keep up on scheduled maint( tune-up, fluid changes, belts etc...) Time to relax and drink some brake... I mean a beer now.
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Corvettes and women are the same...You want to make love to them but they keep breaking down.
Vette(s): #1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/
Am-Fm/map light National/Regional/Chapter NCRS "Top Flight"
#2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto
Member: NCRS, NCRS Texas, Corvette Legends of Texas
Joined: 11/8/2003
Posts: 19516
Well, Dennis....all I can say is, "Better you than ME"!!!
Just kiddin....it sux when ya gotta spend that kinda $$$$ on something that started out so simple...I been there meself...many times. Just be thankful it's fixed, and safe.
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Man, and it's not even a Corvette..........they probably knew you had one so they had no mercy for you............just kidding (of course). I kinda figure you had better words than "cottin pickin" in your mind!
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I wonder how much the entire job would be.
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I kinda figure you had better words than "cottin pickin" in your mind! 
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Glad you where able to get it all taken care of.
