Preaching to the choir! I'll start one thing and "mission creep" get's involved. Carb rebuild becomes cam, intake, carb., air cleaner, and valve covers. and@Zymurgy - Thanks so much for your generous offer. I pressed out the bad ones a couple of days ago. I will dig them out from the trash and send you pictures if that's OK.
The biggest problem with leaving a car with the wheels off is that I notice so many other little things I could take care of "while I'm already there". This brake job is gradually turning into a front end rebuild, LOL! Got to get the wheels back on before I go bust!
Had a mechanic use the impact wrench on my LF tire. Said the nuts wouldn't come off. Told him they were left handed threads. Next day I was leaving a parking lot when the studs broke and destroyed the fender while the tire kept rolling down the street without the car. Definitely swap them with right handed studs and nuts. Do the left rear too. It's not something you want to experience. It only costs around $15 for the studs and nuts. Very cheap insurance. Make sure you stop and retorque them a few times after driving a couple miles. Simple job to do in your driveway.
Make sure the mechanic knows they are left handed when you have brakes or tires worked on. Write it in big letters on the service order.
