chicagoTTA
Crack Baby
- Joined
- Aug 12, 2003
Hello my TTA brothers -
Today I decided to switch to QS Ceramics on all 4, and SS brake likes (earl's).
Yea.
I found myself talking to my car, my tools... sometimes begging them to play nicely.
I am sure we ALL can contribute here. And I'm sure this list will include parts I haven't di*ked with (yet).
Let's play a game.
Parts of the TTA that can KISS MY (our/your) A$$:
I'll start!
Calipers : Work SO much better than the usual GTA's. But is it just me, or doesn't it SUCK trying to get the pads and that bracket back together??? I had to use a Ouiji board and a magic 8 ball to get that pile of **** to go back together. Simple and effective design. Until you try to replace the pads.
(or maybe I'm just a retard? Which is possible...)
MY drivers side bottom caliper mounting bolt: I bet this is JUST mine... but that little fu*ker... for the first 1/4 of it's travel (out) or last 1/4 (going in) NEEDS an impact/air wrench, which I don't have YET {buying cus of this!}. Took me 15 mins to get in, 15 mins to get out. Strange. As if the bolt was out of round or something. 1/4 turn would be easy. 3/4 of the turn (when it's almost in) is UNBELIEVEABLY difficult. And I am NOT a small/weak guy!
Spring clips: : Specifically, the ones that hold the brake lines to the brackets. I mean, C'MON! Great going on (sorta). But taking them OFF... bite me. That said, I'm sure there is a tool I don't have, or an easy way that I couldn't find to remove it. But still, it can kiss it.
Brings me to my next game.
List of parts (or general area) that can BITE ME (us/you).
Again, I'll start.
Oil filter area : We ALL know how much 'fun' it is getting in there, and getting that fu*ker out!
Factory jacking points: They can just bite me, since it's my fault for trying to use those little pe*kers.
STOCK IC hoses: Again, these are merely a 'bite me' since it's my fault for not having replaced them *yet*. But still pi$$ poor engineering.
YOUR TURN!!! C'mon, this'll be fun. This is the ONLY place I could think of where I could yap about this, and y'all would understand!
*** Disclaimer ***
LOVE this car. GM really rocked this one. But just some little things that we ALL know blow chunks.
Thanks for reading! Please, feel free to add the things I forgot or just haven't been PISSED OFF by *yet* !!!!
- M
Today I decided to switch to QS Ceramics on all 4, and SS brake likes (earl's).
Yea.
I found myself talking to my car, my tools... sometimes begging them to play nicely.
I am sure we ALL can contribute here. And I'm sure this list will include parts I haven't di*ked with (yet).
Let's play a game.
Parts of the TTA that can KISS MY (our/your) A$$:
I'll start!
Calipers : Work SO much better than the usual GTA's. But is it just me, or doesn't it SUCK trying to get the pads and that bracket back together??? I had to use a Ouiji board and a magic 8 ball to get that pile of **** to go back together. Simple and effective design. Until you try to replace the pads.
(or maybe I'm just a retard? Which is possible...)
MY drivers side bottom caliper mounting bolt: I bet this is JUST mine... but that little fu*ker... for the first 1/4 of it's travel (out) or last 1/4 (going in) NEEDS an impact/air wrench, which I don't have YET {buying cus of this!}. Took me 15 mins to get in, 15 mins to get out. Strange. As if the bolt was out of round or something. 1/4 turn would be easy. 3/4 of the turn (when it's almost in) is UNBELIEVEABLY difficult. And I am NOT a small/weak guy!
Spring clips: : Specifically, the ones that hold the brake lines to the brackets. I mean, C'MON! Great going on (sorta). But taking them OFF... bite me. That said, I'm sure there is a tool I don't have, or an easy way that I couldn't find to remove it. But still, it can kiss it.
Brings me to my next game.
List of parts (or general area) that can BITE ME (us/you).
Again, I'll start.
Oil filter area : We ALL know how much 'fun' it is getting in there, and getting that fu*ker out!
Factory jacking points: They can just bite me, since it's my fault for trying to use those little pe*kers.
STOCK IC hoses: Again, these are merely a 'bite me' since it's my fault for not having replaced them *yet*. But still pi$$ poor engineering.
YOUR TURN!!! C'mon, this'll be fun. This is the ONLY place I could think of where I could yap about this, and y'all would understand!
*** Disclaimer ***
LOVE this car. GM really rocked this one. But just some little things that we ALL know blow chunks.
Thanks for reading! Please, feel free to add the things I forgot or just haven't been PISSED OFF by *yet* !!!!
- M