Up at 4, I hustled and did a bunch of work (actual job work) until 9:30. Worked from home today, so I took a couple of hours off to figure out a brake problem on my pickup. I last did my brakes 7 years ago (130k miles ago) and last weekend, we could hear some grindy noises.
We could not detect if it was passenger front or passenger rear.. so, I guessed that it would be front, because front does the most braking.
When I looked at the pads they looked worn but not worn out... the rotor looked fine, caliper was fine too.. so, I figured maybe warped rotor... so, I hopped online and ordered some from vatozone and went and got them and it didn't fix the problem. But, I told myself, now I have pads for the front, I'll do the other side and the front is in good shape.
I hopped on again and ordered the rear pads... and bingo, the inside rear pad on the passenger side was shot, but no scoring on the rotor, so, winner! 146.70 vs. like 1200.00 around here for brakes and I"m all set for a long time! Woo hoo!
Now here is the strange phenomenon.... Frequently, when I just start a big project (I get the tools all out and get everything set up, just as I start, I require a prodigious bowel movement. It isn't every time, but often. The second phenomenon is that when I have been working on something vexing or mentally stressful (and physically hard work) after my success, again, my body yells, she's coming boys!
Today, after breaking in the brakes, and yelling in affirmation several times, I got home, parked, put the tools away and had to SPRINT to make it... we're not talking the squirts here, we are talking order of the python... as though my body has been holding on to nutrients thinking we might need them until our rousing success.
Is this common or uncommon. Realize, by answering, you are oversharing and it is our cross to bear... I have had this phenomenon for as long as I can remember. I once hit a home run in a little all star game and after everyone patted me on the back, I had to make a beeline for the JJohn.
We could not detect if it was passenger front or passenger rear.. so, I guessed that it would be front, because front does the most braking.
When I looked at the pads they looked worn but not worn out... the rotor looked fine, caliper was fine too.. so, I figured maybe warped rotor... so, I hopped online and ordered some from vatozone and went and got them and it didn't fix the problem. But, I told myself, now I have pads for the front, I'll do the other side and the front is in good shape.
I hopped on again and ordered the rear pads... and bingo, the inside rear pad on the passenger side was shot, but no scoring on the rotor, so, winner! 146.70 vs. like 1200.00 around here for brakes and I"m all set for a long time! Woo hoo!
Now here is the strange phenomenon.... Frequently, when I just start a big project (I get the tools all out and get everything set up, just as I start, I require a prodigious bowel movement. It isn't every time, but often. The second phenomenon is that when I have been working on something vexing or mentally stressful (and physically hard work) after my success, again, my body yells, she's coming boys!
Today, after breaking in the brakes, and yelling in affirmation several times, I got home, parked, put the tools away and had to SPRINT to make it... we're not talking the squirts here, we are talking order of the python... as though my body has been holding on to nutrients thinking we might need them until our rousing success.
Is this common or uncommon. Realize, by answering, you are oversharing and it is our cross to bear... I have had this phenomenon for as long as I can remember. I once hit a home run in a little all star game and after everyone patted me on the back, I had to make a beeline for the JJohn.
