The brakes on my travel truck Jill have been getting progressively worse, to the point that I had to address them now. The most logical culprit was the brake master cylinder, the one remaining original hydraulic unit left in the engine compartment, as I’ve replaced all of the others since I bought her from Riley.
This truck is 24 years old and in vehicle years that makes her, really old. The part was rusted over and looked like crap so I took Jill to Sewell Auto here in Driggs and Sam installed a new one for me. He quoted me $60 for the part and $40 labor, a most workable arrangement, but something went wrong.
They still weren’t working properly so I gave Sam permission to dive into the rear components. I had another local outfit named Table Rock Auto do some major work on those brakes last year so I expected them to be fine. What he found was brake pads installed backward and mismatched auto-adjust rods that they probably pulled from one of the hundreds of junk cars littered around their place. Note to self, never go to a mechanic with a hand painted sign out by the side of the road. Sigh…
Sam and his brother have worked their shop here for thirty years and he did me right yesterday. The brakes are amazing now thanks to his knowledge and experience. I’ve got myself a new mechanic!
