Thank your father kids.....

Subject: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:08 am

Since the '97 S-10 is down with a bad fuel pump, my Dad is driving my Roady wagon. He called me just now and said he went to release the parking brake and the T-handle broke off in his hand. Ha......dammit! Rolling Eyes

He said he thought it could possibly be glued back on.... Anyone had this happen? Do I have to replace the entire cable?

Never a dull moment.

-Mike

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:29 am

Sorry Mike, a first for me............

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:37 am

Nope, car is totaled. Sell it to me for parts, I want a nice clean TX frame. Shocked

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:38 am

$200 an I will take it.......... Shocked

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:39 am

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:: $200 an I will take it..........

$250!

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:44 am

WTF was he pulling the E brake in an automatic trans car for in the first place?

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:44 am

$250 and a tub of Carnuba wax!!! I know how to charm a guy!!!

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:47 am

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:: $250 and a tub of Carnuba wax!!! I know how to charm a guy!!!

Next you'll be asking for a hose and wash bucket, sheesh!

$275 and a BBQ is my final offer!

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:54 am

Bewber wrote:: WTF was he pulling the E brake in an automatic trans car for in the first place?

AHHHH. The only way to adjust the rear brakes is the emergency brakes. If you do not use it they do not adjust......

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:56 am

Cadet57 wrote:

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:: $250 and a tub of Carnuba wax!!! I know how to charm a guy!!!

Next you'll be asking for a hose and wash bucket, sheesh!

$275 and a BBQ is my final offer!

I will just take yours...... muhahahahahahah!!!!!!! My wax trumps you BBQ. He already has that equipment, he can always use wax. My offer stands!!

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:57 am

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:

Cadet57 wrote:

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:: $250 and a tub of Carnuba wax!!! I know how to charm a guy!!!

Next you'll be asking for a hose and wash bucket, sheesh!

$275 and a BBQ is my final offer!

I will just take yours...... muhahahahahahah!!!!!!! My wax trumps you BBQ. He already has that equipment, he can always use wax. My offer stands!!

And you think he doesnt have wax... and polish...and tire goop... and every other car care product, have you seen his engine bay? Pretty sure its cleaner than my dashboard!

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:07 am

Holy crap now that was a lot of replies fast....even if none of them helped!!

Evil or Very Mad

So do I have to replace the entire cable to replace the handle???

And no, $200-300 ain't buying my car!

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:08 am

81X11 wrote:: And no, $200-300 ain't buying my car!

Fine, $301. Razz

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:18 am

Ain't happenin!

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:20 am

81X11 wrote:: Ain't happenin!

Hey, you said $200-300! I offered more than that. Wink

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:45 am

I appreciate you generous offer but think I'll keep it.

In less than 2000 miles it's going to hit 100K miles....we'll talk then......when the car is finally "old".

-Mike

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:54 pm

i just happen to have a spare hand brake handle

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:39 pm

Junk yard, get the release handle and cable all in one shot. Easy.

Mike

PS: The rear drums on a wagon are suppose to adjust when going in reverse and stepping on the brakes.

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:59 pm

buickestate wrote:: i just happen to have a spare hand brake handle

I may want it....

Guest

Mike I am glad you said what you did about adjusting rear brakes.Thats how I have done it
for years.

Guest

Damn Mike your dad is awfully hard on YOUR car.Slamming doors and breaking interior parts.

Guest

$302 cash in hand.

LMK.

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:39 pm

I'm holding firm to my previous statement from when I fixed the door panels....the interiors of these cars are made of recycled Monogram model car plastic. Love the car, hate the interior quality....and it's not age. My 88 Cutlass and the 79 Buick have none of these issues.

Such fun!

So nobody has yet to answer my question, and since Dad still has the car I can't look. Is it possible to replace just the handle without breaking it or do I need an entire cable??

-Mike

Posts : 5848 Join date : 2008-12-28 Age : 114

backing up and applying the brakes adjusts them,.

$308.50, and a large bottle of pure canadian maple syrup,.

nick

remember the plastic weld stuff? make some cuts on the end of the handle so the plastic epoxy has something to grab onto,.
use the 8" grinder carefully,.

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:50 pm

phantom 309 wrote:: backing up and applying the brakes adjusts them,.

$308.50, and a large bottle of pure canadian maple syrup,.

nick

remember the plastic weld stuff? make some cuts on the end of the handle so the plastic epoxy has something to grab onto,.
use the 8" grinder carefully,.

Thanks, I know that stuff well now and will give it a shot.

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:53 pm

81X11 wrote:: I appreciate you generous offer but think I'll keep it.

In less than 2000 miles it's going to hit 100K miles....we'll talk then......when the car is finally "old".

-Mike

The horror of it Twisted Evil

if that makes your car "old" what does 100k in under a year make mine?

BTW my handle's broken, too.

Jon

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:54 pm

94X2 wrote:

81X11 wrote:: I appreciate you generous offer but think I'll keep it.

In less than 2000 miles it's going to hit 100K miles....we'll talk then......when the car is finally "old".

-Mike

The horror of it Twisted Evil

if that makes your car "old" what does 100k in under a year make mine?

BTW my handle's broken, too.

Jon

A classic?

Posts : 5848 Join date : 2008-12-28 Age : 114

Only southern boys use their parking brakes,.
us northerners know better,.

cept when you have a t56,...

nick

Guest

Isn't that what "Park" is for?

lol

(T56 guys excluded, obviously)

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 6:02 pm

My Dad's 62 and has driven a manual transmission most of his life.....so he uses his parking brake every time he parks....

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:06 pm

yes mike you can change just the handle and not all the cable

Guest

Its a PARKING brake not an emergency brake guys.Most of the youngsters dont have a clue
there is a difference.In a real emergency the parking brake is pretty useless anyhow.

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:10 pm

buickestate wrote:: yes mike you can change just the handle and not all the cable

Good deal!

Guest

Flasheroo wrote:: Its a PARKING brake not an emergency brake guys.Most of the youngsters dont have a clue
there is a difference.In a real emergency the parking brake is pretty useless anyhow.

Hey hey, I'm not most youngsters. Laughing

Also, Mike: $309.99 and a gallon of fresh squeezed Florida orange juice.

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:46 pm

Stingroo wrote:

Flasheroo wrote:: Its a PARKING brake not an emergency brake guys.Most of the youngsters dont have a clue
there is a difference.In a real emergency the parking brake is pretty useless anyhow.

Hey hey, I'm not most youngsters. Laughing

Also, Mike: $309.99 and a gallon of fresh squeezed Florida orange juice.

$310.75 and two fresh Cape Cod lobstahs

Guest

Mike those lobsters are costly,ever watch "Deadliest Catch".Yo Ray you will always be a
youngster in this group!

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:16 pm

Cadet57 wrote:

Stingroo wrote:

Flasheroo wrote:: Its a PARKING brake not an emergency brake guys.Most of the youngsters dont have a clue
there is a difference.In a real emergency the parking brake is pretty useless anyhow.

Hey hey, I'm not most youngsters. Laughing

Also, Mike: $309.99 and a gallon of fresh squeezed Florida orange juice.

$310.75 and two fresh Cape Cod lobstahs

You still have Cumberland Farms stores up there in Mass? My buddy Laird and I drove to Hyannis from Jersey the summer after our junior year in High School and got a rental house and spent the evenings checking out the girls and the days hitting the local salvage yards....yes instead of seeing history...we saw junkyards....we were 17... Who knew there were junk yards on Cape Cod...ha!

ANYWAY I still remember asking directions to a yard at a gas station. The older guy there had the thickest accent I ever heard. The directions were "Go down the road and turn right at the Cumberland Farms"....but what I heard was "Gaa daawn the rud an tuun rut at thh Cumbaaland Faaams" Ha. I'm sure he got a kick out my Texas accent too, even though it was much softer after spending years in New Jersey.

Just curious!

That was a great trip by the way, we had a ball. I remember James Taylor and Anne Murray were having a concert at the "Hyannis Melody Tent" We got a big kick out of that. Also that song "Crazy" by Seal was super popular that summer and one of the girls we met LOVED it. Every time I hear it I think of sitting on the beach at sunset with a big group of other kids...just being young!

Lord I sound SO OLD, HA...enough sharing, the ROADY IS NOT FOR SALE!

-Mike

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:20 pm

Speaking of accents, my wife...then my girlfriend....used to laugh when I'd call my buddies back in Jersey on the phone when we first were dating. She said whenever I was talking to them on the phone, my accent would change and I'd sound like someone from up north, but as soon as I got off the phone I sounded like a Texan again.

I still don't know if she was pulling my leg, but it's a crack up if it's true. I sure never felt like I was talking different....

Such fun!

-Mike

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:26 pm

500 and all the snow cones you want in January!

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:53 pm

I'll trade you straight up a 94 RMW with 195K, well it'll be 196 by the time it gets to Austin next week. Parking brake handle intact. All the custom dents, and peeling clear coat included for free. I'll even through in a sagging headliner if you act quick.

KBB says $3500 with parking brakes intact, $5 if they are broken. rendeer

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:58 pm

Such a deal!!

Guest

Mike: He called it a Cumberland Farms? I would have expected "Cumbees".

$501 and a steak. Texans love steak.

Subject: Re: Thank your father kids..... Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:56 pm

Mine snapped off when I used it when it was -43 outside. I'm pretty sure you can just replace the plastic part. I just never bothered.

Guest

Mike remember my old offer still stands.Can you say OCC?

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