I suspect these pads were original. When I looked at them at the pre-purchase, they appeared to have about 1/8 inch left, and the rotors looked good.
Removing the pads is similar to doing a car, remove the two 9/16 slider bolts, the caliper assembly will slide off.
The pads can then be slid off of the rail guides. New rail guides and slider grease come with the new pads Continue reading “Installing new brake pads”
The chrome wheel simulators are held into place with two nuts, the other 8 nuts are fake and will break off if you try and wrench on them.
Its easy to identify the correct two nuts, look / fell for a small indented line on the nut. (See it in the photo) The two nuts will be across from each other. If you have the tire fill extender hoses, they will be mounted under the removable nuts.
A 1 1/8 socket is all thats needed to remove the two nuts. Continue reading “Removing Wheel Simulators”
The Converter in my Mirada appears to be an upgraded version of the original Magnatek 6345.
The 7345RU isn’t one of the 3 stage converters that are available, but is certainly better than the original 6345.
In my Toyota, I had the original 6345 and upgraded it to a three stage converter. These are very nice as they adjust the output voltage to accommodate what the condition of the battery is. The original converters charging circuit was very simple. If the battery was deeply discharged, it could take a day or two to charge it. If the battery was fully charged, it could actually boil the battery over a period of a month or so and destroy the battery. Continue reading “Converter is newer electronic model”
Phantom loads are those things that really don’t turn off when you turn them off, or things that are always turned on and draw a small amount of power, continuously. i.e. TVs, Radios, monitor systems, etc.
These loads may not seem like a lot when you are plugged into shore power, but when you are running on battery, these loads can quickly drain your coach battery. With my old Dolphin, I’ve identified these loads, then added a special switch and circuit for these types of loads, so I could turn them off if we were going to be without shore power for an extended period of time (storing for the winter). Continue reading “Phantom 12 volt Loads”
Our “New to Us” Mirada had 55,000 miles on it when we bought it and no service records, so we went through it and brought all the preventative maintenance items up to current schedule. One of these items was the Transmission flushing and changing of fluid.
I had performed a “Drain Fill” method of flushing automatic transmissions on my other vehicles and searched the internet to see if there was a similar procedure for the Ford F53, 4R100 transmission. I found the procedure and started gathering the stuff I’d need. Continue reading “Mirada – Ford F53 Transmission flush”
After months of searching, we finally purchased a “New to Us” RV.
Our first “RV” was a 1988 Toyota Dolphin that we bought specifically to do a bucket list drive up to Alaska. READ HERE. We aptly named the Toyota our “Toyhouse”. 🙂
We owned the Toyhouse for several years and it traveled all around the US and Canada. It served us well and gave us the opportunity to see if an RV would fit our lifestyle. The experience also helped us narrow down what we wanted in an upgrade. Continue reading “The Search”
