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Remembering Lucid (Bruce Young)

posted by  rstarkie on  Thu Dec 8 07:53 CST 2022
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Many times when I am working on one of our Volvos I will remember something that I learned from Lucid. He was an amazing resource and contributor here at the Brickboard. I miss his presence here at RWD very much. Rest in peace, Bruce.

Bruce drifted back into my mind as I was removing a rear caliper for a warranty exchange. He shared the trick of pressing down the brake pedal a few inches and holding it there with an appropriate length of wood. Of course that prevents the system from draining the fluid from a detached brake line. I have used the technique any number of times and have shared it with friends who are doing brake work.

What I didn't do when installing the new caliper was tap it with a hammer to dislodge those pesky air bubbles that can cling to the interior chamber of a new caliper (a trick I probably learned from Bruce as well). After normal bleeding and driving for a day I realized the pedal was not as "good" as it was prior to the replacement. After I removed the wheel and opened the bleeder I was rewarded with sound of air exiting the caliper and the return to what I considered to be normal pedal function.
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    Remembering Lucid (Bruce Young)

    posted by  DogsRGood on  Mon Jan 2 22:24 CST 2023
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    I'm sad to hear that Lucid died. He helped me in detail and in great depth several times, mostly was my 1989 245 and its complex ignition problems. I have printouts of our messages here on the brick board which I would take out to the car with me and one step at a time run through his suggested diagnostic tests, and then his recommendations for fixing.
    I would also read threads which was some of the general new knowledge I wanted to learn about 240 Volvos that lucid was an active and frequent contributor. I often wondered how did he get to know so much?!
    His enthusiasm and love of Volvos was deep, and quite apparent in his involvement here and the knowledge and helpfulness he showed.
    I didn't know him personally but it appeared he welcomed visitors to wherever it was he lived, I don't really know. His advice was pretty much always with kindness and patience, if you can follow instructions precisely and not jump ahead of yourself or flop around with your own wild ideas/diagnoses.
    Such a repository of knowledge that he gained over his work lifetime. I'm sure we will all miss his contributions and his presence.







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