This Old Car: February 2010

SEGMENT 391

This Old Car

Featuring

John Fleming of Midcounty Auto Parts

and

Lloyds Tire Company

of Santa Cruz, California

Discussions at Mid County Auto Parts in Capitola
center around the best quality Right Idler Arm available,
manufactured by MOOG, the problem solvers,
an American company that is outdistancing all competitors with the only parts available offering lifetime warranties.

You can see by comparing the Moog part alongside Toyota and other knock-offs, the quality standard that Moog offers is unsurpassed.

The Right Idler Arm is a part on the car which was inspected during a recent filming of new tires, and must be in operating order prior to any alignment of the tires.

Also discussed is a Wix Oil Filter, manufactured by another American Company, and deemed to be more efficient due to larger intake holes, will also be demonstrated in an upcoming segment.

Lloyd's Tires of Santa Cruz is featured installing the Moog Right Idler Arm in Part One of the two parts of installation, the following segment, 392, completes the job with discussion of other trouble shooting on the 1991 Toyota 4-runner, namely, an emergency brake switch that will be replaced in another upcoming segment.

Lloyds Featured Mechanics Pat and Mike

Discussions on how to determine the age of manufacture on tires, their life span, and care, are also included.

Airing Schedule for SEGMENT 391 on Cable 27, Santa Cruz, California

Friday, April 2nd,

5:30 p.m. and 2 a.m.

Tuesday, April 6th,

5:30 p.m. and 2 a.m.

SEGMENT 392

Features Lloyds Tire Center in Santa Cruz, California in part two of the installation on a Moog Right Idler Arm, Tire discussions, and troubleshooting a broken emergency brake switch,

along with another visit back to Firestone Complete Auto Service Center on Water Street, where recently 4 new Bridgestone tires were mounted, awaiting the Right Idler Arm replacement, and now ready for the priliminary alignment, where another part, namely the inner and outer drivers side tie rod and adjustment sleeve is found to be rusted and in needing of replacement prior to being able to align the new tires. Discussion of the importance of alignment and the laser devices for alignment are featured.

Featured Manager of Firestone, Craig Brown

We anticipate our next segment will be showing the replacement of the inner and outer tie rods and adjustment sleeve, followed by alignment of the tires.

Airing Schedule for SEGMENT 392 on Cable 27, Santa Cruz, California

Friday, April 9th,

5:30 p.m. and 2 a.m.

Tuesday, April 13th,

5:30 p.m. and 2 a.m.

This series is Produced and Directed by

Tamara Lynn Scott

and DVD copies of these programs are available through the Producer at

ThisOldCar@gmail.com