Old Apr 15, 2003 | 12:21 PM
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Originally posted by DakarM
I'll be there for both days.

what happened to your wheels?
Oh, brace yourself for a long, boring story...

Shortly after I purchased this car I brought it into a AAA inspection center and they found a whole slew of problems with it (some which didn't surprise me and some that did), such as a leaking brake master cylinder, a possibly sticking front brake caliper, a noisy front wheel bearing, and a few other things. Not too long after that, I started leaking coolant from the area where my waterpump is located (I haven't checked it to be 100% sure but I'm almost certain that it was the waterpump). I had the brake MC changed and I ended up swapping the motor for another d16z6 (with inspy's hoist and 'doood's help in guiding the motor back into the engine bay BTW ) after my timing belt snapped. That took care of the major leaks. I changed my front pads and they seem to be wearing just fine so I'm not sure if that's yet an issue. My biggest worries now are that I have pulsation in the brake pedal (I'll change my rotors someday) and that wheel bearing issue. I just need to just check for excessive play while the wheel is off the ground one of these days since I'm always forgetting. But trying to shake it while the tire is on the ground doesn't show me any excessive play from what I can tell so I might be fine.

...but yeah, if my potential problems aren't determined to be safety issues, then I might autox some day soon.
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