Tuesday 3/11/14... One more day of winter

[LeNeve]

ermahgerd hock:

[Brampton]

one of these days Chip, you are goin g to be at the bar with your friends, and one of them will want to know how he can reduce the effectivness of his brakes on his bike. then you will be like, well, you see.... then explain

That's a risk I'll just have to take.
Because I'm not paying enough attention to remember anything.
And I'm pretty sure none of my friends have a motorcycle.

ad: I guess i'm a weird motor vehicle dork then. remembering little pink plastic shit off sebrings.

I gotta be honest. When I'm not at work, I pretty much hate talking about cars.

Mostly, because you get asked you opinion based on being in the trade, then the same person who asked you tells you your wrong and why they are correct.

[Chip]

I am fascinated.

:roflmao:

I forgot why he was hiding in there.

[Derick]

the other method is to remove material from the brake pad, but since fluid cost less than the pads, I figured that was the easier cheaper option

how would this work? the friction material is the same strength no matter how thick it is right?

Don't think of it by thickness. Think width, if you removed the center section of the pad there would be less grab

[Chip]

[Brampton]

mechanical question dealing with hydraulic braking system

say I want to put air in the lines of a braking system to reduce its effectiveness. How would you go about putting a measurable quantity of air into the line? How would you go about putting air into the line in general. Keep in mind that currently there is no air in the lines. And before you say you shouldnt do that, I already know you shouldnt do that. Go....

interesting question. first, why would you want this? How do you know how much air to put in to get the results you want?

how to get it in there, take a fitting off, suck a measurable amount of brake fluid out using a syringe, theoritaclly, if done correct, the amount of fluid removed should be equasl to the air that replaced it. then close the system back up

1. to reduce the effectiveness of the braking system, basically right now its an on/off switch, touch the brake the tire locks. In its current form is basically un-usable, I want to essentially de-tune it to a useable form
2. I have no idea how much air to put into it, but if there is a way to measure, then I can adjust as needed, instead of guessing
3. braking systems are semi-open systems, the part from the fluid reservoir to the actual lever is an open system, while the lever to the brake is closed. I can see opening the bleed screw and sucking out a known amount of fluid, but how does that get replaced by air? When you bleed you basically push the fluid into the lines.

have you chamfered the edges of the pads? also, its most likely due to the compound of the pads. Why not swap a different material pad into it?

[LeNeve]

the other method is to remove material from the brake pad, but since fluid cost less than the pads, I figured that was the easier cheaper option

how would this work? the friction material is the same strength no matter how thick it is right?

Don't think of it by thickness. Think width, if you removed the center section of the pad there would be less grab

ah. i see. makes perfect sense. that might also compromise the integrity of the pad though, causing a catostrophic failure. Which would suck on a race bike.

[LeNeve]

one of these days Chip, you are goin g to be at the bar with your friends, and one of them will want to know how he can reduce the effectivness of his brakes on his bike. then you will be like, well, you see.... then explain

That's a risk I'll just have to take.
Because I'm not paying enough attention to remember anything.
And I'm pretty sure none of my friends have a motorcycle.

ad: I guess i'm a weird motor vehicle dork then. remembering little pink plastic shit off sebrings.

I gotta be honest. When I'm not at work, I pretty much hate talking about cars.

Mostly, because you get asked you opinion based on being in the trade, then the same person who asked you tells you your wrong and why they are correct.

yeah those people are annoying. I don't run into many who do that though. My Dad is probaly the worst offender.

[Brampton]

the other method is to remove material from the brake pad, but since fluid cost less than the pads, I figured that was the easier cheaper option

how would this work? the friction material is the same strength no matter how thick it is right?

Don't think of it by thickness. Think width, if you removed the center section of the pad there would be less grab

another question. do they do this when they are hot or up to temp?

I assume they are for your race bike, and knowing that race parts act differently, do they operate differently when they are at normal race temps?

[Chip]

"A Very Sunny Christmas" is the thirteenth and last episode of the fifth season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It originally aired on FX in December 2010 (after Season 6 completed airing) but was first released on DVD & Blu-ray in November 2009. It is 43 minutes in length, nearly twice the length of a typical episode.

Christmas is nearly here and the Paddy's gang has got the spirit. For the gang the holidays have always been a time of trickery, backstabbing, and disappointment. But this year they are determined to rediscover the joy of Christmas. Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Dee, and Frank embark on a holiday adventure filled with stolen toys, childhood videos, naked elves, and a bloody run-in with Santa Claus that is guaranteed to blast Christmas spirit all over!

[LeNeve]

like the other day when my Dad hit me up about his shifter being stuck. he told me the facts: stepmom parked in garage, came out later, shifter wouldn't move.

my immediate first thought is the brake shifter interlock thing. told him to get in the console and see if he can see anything broken.

he says, no that can't be it, because I can still move the shifter to the right, but not down. Then he finally decides to venture down a completely different diagnostic road, trying to jack the car up to look at the transmission itself.

later on I recalled Chips plastic spring problem, so I text my Dad and tell him that info. He texts back, and said one of the local mechanics came to his house and fixed the pink plastic thing.

[Beckster]

ermahgerd hock:

:whomo:

[Beckster]

"A Very Sunny Christmas" is the thirteenth and last episode of the fifth season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It originally aired on FX in December 2010 (after Season 6 completed airing) but was first released on DVD & Blu-ray in November 2009. It is 43 minutes in length, nearly twice the length of a typical episode.

Christmas is nearly here and the Paddy's gang has got the spirit. For the gang the holidays have always been a time of trickery, backstabbing, and disappointment. But this year they are determined to rediscover the joy of Christmas. Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Dee, and Frank embark on a holiday adventure filled with stolen toys, childhood videos, naked elves, and a bloody run-in with Santa Claus that is guaranteed to blast Christmas spirit all over!

I may have seen that episode

[NussieT]

So yesterday I baked 6 dozen cadbury mini egg cookies... I went in the cupboard to get some for the silver foxes work crew since I am going over there to get him to sign some documents & Jim ate them all.

[Chip]

So yesterday I baked 6 dozen cadbury mini egg cookies... I went in the cupboard to get some for the silver foxes work crew since I am going over there to get him to sign some documents & Jim ate them all.

6 dozen?
I want to say I would have eaten them all too, but damn, that's a lot of cookies in less than a day.