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Postby jimmm » Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:37 pm

Thanks, Matt. That's a great checklist for winter
maintenance.
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Postby youngblood » Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:43 pm

Methinks you may have a stuck rear brake caliper.
That's my standard answer when all else seems fine. In the rust belt a sticky caliper is a VERY common occurrence on all but the newest cars.
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Postby beanslicer » Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:49 am

wow, thanks guys, really great stuff, once the snow goes away i will have a look at all these problems... for now i have worse problems tho, my car decided to be dead yesterday... i mean, not even some clicking noise when i try to start it, just dead, hooked it up to a d\c charger, clicking noise happened, let it charge for a few hours, an hour after it was done charging, i came outside, tried to start it, couldnt even open the doors cause there was no power
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