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    Quick help needed on brakes

    Fronts are pretty straight forward. There is a retaining rod with an e-clip holding it. Remove the e-clip and the caliper will come off. Pistons can be pushed back. Don't lose the anti-rattle clips at the ends of each pad. Rears are a little more difficult. Calipers come off the same but...
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    Help: Torqueing the pressure plate bolts

    And please remember to use Loctite. I've seen pressure plate bolts REALLY loose when no Loctite was used.
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    8mpg need some ideas on what is wrong.

    What kind of long tubes?? Not MACs I hope because there's LOTS of oil burning problems with these LT's. Do a search on any SVT forum and you'll see.
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    Servicing brakes

    Yes, they turn clockwise. They are very hard to turn and, yes, it takes a lot of turns to get it bottomed out. Also, note that those two notches in the piston need to line up with the similarly placed buttons on the back of your brake pads. Because of this little fact, I toasted a set of pads...
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    throttle sticking

    I can think of two separate issues. One, your cable is sticking in which case you should be able to close it manually. It will need lubricated. Two, your IAC may be bad/need cleaned and/or replaced. Since it does it when it warms up, I'd lean to a bad IAC because the cable would "stick"...
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    Brake problem today

    It's very possible you have a bad master cylinder. If your pedal slowly goes all the way to the floor, you may have an internal leak in your m/c. Your brake fluid level will be fine. This is not something you can "see" as it's internal to the m/c. I've had it happen on several cars. The...
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    new pads/rotors, still squeel, what to do?

    Sometimes this compound helps with squealing: http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?categorycode=3223&mfrcode=PTX&mfrpartnumber=80729 Good luck.
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    Drops of oil

    Are you referring to the oil cooler where the oil filter goes?? If so, it's common that these need to be retightened. Under the oil filter, there should be a large allen head fitting, I believe, that you can tighten up. There are also an o-ring gasket under that if I'm not mistaken that can...
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    93 Cobra with Hatch problems

    Might try pushing down hard on the hatch while you're turning the key. Otherwise, I'm not sure that you can pull the plastic away and get to the lock adjusting bolts without being able to open the hatch. Good luck.
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    Engine bay cleaned, now battery light is on. Suggestions?

    Glad that it appears your alternator issue may be OK. FWIW, a lot of us use Simple Green for engine cleaning. It is non-corrisive to aluminum and does a great job sprayed on full strength. Just let it sit and use LOW pressure water to rinse off. That way, YOU can direct where the water igoes...
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    Wheel Hum

    Check to see if the "hum" lessens or goes away when you turn one direction or the other. If so, it's definitely a wheel bearing as others have previously mentioned. I had the same thing on my car last fall. Replaced with an Autozone hub and noise is all gone. You simply cannot tell by...
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    general matinence ??

    Drive up on some short 2x4's in front of each wheel. This raises it up enough to get a jack under there. Or, you can use 2 2x4's in front of the front wheels before running up on the ramps. This gives me the clearance I need.
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    Removing 97Cobra brake Rotors???????

    Unfortunately, they get rusted on solid between the back of the rotor and the hub surface. Once you get them off, use some grease on the hub surface so they won't rust up again. And, yeah, it takes some force with the BFH with maybe a block of wood so you don't mess up your rotors. Although...
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    throw out bearing replacement

    Yep, tranny has to come out to replace the TOB. It cannot be replaced by only "backing" the tranny out. Has to come all the way out from the clutch. Yep, H-pipe has to come out, too. It's not terribly difficult, just lots of work and several hours. You will probably need something to jack...
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    Trying to buy this 97SVT with a Vortech-S-Trim

    I think you answered your own question. If it ran like that, I'd be very hesitant about buying it. Maybe have the owner re-tune it with the factory h-pipe and see what it does. If the motor is stock (not a forged build up), then you know the tune with a supercharger has to be done very...
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    01 Cobra Convertible rear end noise

    One way to see if you need clutch packs is the "one wheel peel" sympton. Just burn out from a stop and see if you have one or two wheel burn marks. If you only have one, then your TractionLock isn't working and you need new clutches. It may be ghetto but it will tell the story. Clunking...
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    Which OBD-II scanner - 97 Cobra

    Don't know about that one you mention but I used a Diablosport Hellion. In addition to normal codes, it has freeze-frame capability and live monitoring to see what is happening under real conditions. It meets my needs.
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    Small problem...I think

    You should be seeing 14+ volts at the battery with the engine running. 12.4 volts is basically just the battery. I have seen alternators with only 5 of the 6 diodes working that give just enough charge to put the light out but it will flicker at times. Throw the voltmeter across the battery...
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    caster camber plates for 97 cobra ?

    Not meaning to sound that I can't make a mistake, but I've been working on cars for 40 years, so, yeah, they were correctly installed. It's pretty much a no-brainer. I guess the tire tread noise transmitted too much for my liking. Like I said, being older, I like like the creature comforts...
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    caster camber plates for 97 cobra ?

    While I am older and less prone to like a lot of noise, I did not like the Steeda 4-bolts I installed and took them off. They transmit too much road noise for my liking. If I had to do it over again, I'd go with Hotchkis as theirs use a urethane bushing rather than metal-to-metal bearings...
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