2 posts tagged “cars”

Brakes

Last week my brakes started grinding.

I went to a friend of mine with the know how and the tools and I asked him if he could teach me to change them myself.

He was a bit reluctant and I later found out why, normally when people approach him and they ask him to change them... he ends up doing all of the work.

So I picked up the pads and rotors and I went over there to hang with him and his brother... and I immediately set to work replacing everything and they only intervened to show me a better way of doing something or to inspect the work I was doing.

After about an hour and a half I had everything changed out and I moved on to spark plugs and wires.

They both told me that they were genuinely surprised, they said out of everyone ever asking for help... I am the only one that ever did the work themselves.

Finally once all of the work was done, we took it for a spin. I did an awesome job, the brakes worked fantastic and the power lagging in my van was gone. I have power again... and I did it myself.

I feel pretty good.

On top of this... My wife and I paid off another one of our minor debts... leaving 1 left.

Almost debt free.