1987  Ford  Aerostar  XL

Brakes:

REPAIR  RECORD

SUMMARY



Last Updated November 07, 2001.

Greenledge  Studios

T  h  i  n  k    hard,  work  soft

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Brakes
Purchased
Km.
Item
Cost
Location
1991-04-02
74,170
brakes: rotors, shoes, pads, rcyl
$767
Mazda
1991-04-13
75,120
left front brake pin
N/C
Mazda
1994-06-27
check brakes
N/C
Midas
1994-09-02
120,934
brakes
$317
Midas
1995-08-02
127,046
brakes, drums, caliper bushing, grease & clean
$319
Midas
1996-02-27
131,550
brakes ok - 6 mo
N/C
Midas
1996-08-23
adjust rear brakes
$10
St. Donat, Quebec
1996-08-28
134,018
2 new rear ebrk cables, 1 new brake shoe (rear), 1 new adj brk cbl (rear)
$399
Ford, St. Agathe, Quebec
1996-11-05
134,???
50-point inspection, repl brk prop valve, repl f brk hoses, cleaned rrear brkshoe/oil leak
$398
Lincoln-Mercury
1997-06-16
137,347
rotated best tires to rear, installed heat shield gtank, check brakes f & r, 2 new rear coil varrsprings, 2 new rbrk wheel cylinders, clean and adj rear brakes, 2 new fbrk caliper sliders
$235
CT
1998-04-21
139,511
brake inspection, check r. diff. fluid
$16
Ford
1999-10-16
140,751
brake inspection
$35
Ford
1999-10-23
140,817
repl. cal. slds, repl. lf brk line, repl. fbrk hoses, new met. pads, mach. drums, repl. fbrk rotors, repl. calipers, fixed rear brk adjs., repl. prop. v., new muffler & tail pipe, new exhaust manifold flange, repack whl bearings
$1529
Ford
2000-10-25
141,980
replace rear brake line (broken behind gas tank), bleed, refill
$262
Ford
2001-03-30
143,540
fixed problem with brakes sticking, new parking brk handle
$304
Ford


Incremental  cost  of  brake  maintenance  (calculated  after  about  7  years)
$298/year  brake  maintenance  to  date  87384km  (2.53  cents/km)
compare  with  7.07  cents/km  for  gasoline  @  24mpg  and  60  cents/litre
Incremental  cost  of  brake  maintenance  (calculated  after  about  8  years)
$305/year  brake  maintenance  to  date  90713km  (2.70  cents/km)
compare  with  7.07  cents/km  for  gasoline  @  24mpg  and  60  cents/litre
Incremental  cost  of  brake  maintenance  ($4591 calculated  after  about  14  years)
$328/year  brake  maintenance  to  date  143540km  (3.20  cents/km)
compare  with  7.07  cents/km  for  gasoline  @  24mpg  and  60  cents/litre

Abbreviations Used In This Document
adj adjust or adjuster
brk brake(s)
cal. caliper
cbl cable
CT Canadian Tire
e emergency
f front
g gasoline
Km. Kilometers
lf left front
Linc-Merc Lincoln-Mercury
mach. machined
met. metallic
N/C No Charge
prop proportioning
r right or rear
r.diff. rear differential
repl replaced
rr right rear
slds slides
v. valve
varr variable rate
whl wheel

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