When I raised my car, I noticed the front hubs were not moving as smoothly. There was a fair bit of resistance and inconsistencies could be felt by hand. After prying things open to check, I realised the bearings were on their way…
Front bearing install
The front hubs were taken out and ready to have the bearings pried out. The grease inside looked like they haven’t been touched for several years and the bearings moved like they had sand in them.
When everything was out, a good clean was done. New grease was prepped up and ready to go.
New racers went in and the bearings were pressed in:
For a number of years, I ran one wheel without the lock cap, only the cotter pin and nut was in place. Sourcing one down was harder than I thought and I almost gave up getting a new one. Before going to the wreckers, I managed to find a new replacement that was in the correct size.
After finding the right sized lock nut, I had everything needed to reinstall properly:
Brake shields
In parallel to all this work, I took the time to recondition the brake shields. They really needed a recondition as surface rust started to spread under the OEM paint/ coating.
After wire-wheeling everything, I treated the surface with rust-prevention before coating with high-temperature paint. A clear coat was applied to help with the removal of residue/ brake dust – which forms around this region rather easily.
Putting everything back together
Front brake calipers prepared and ready to be installed:
Front brake calipers + stainless steel hoses.
Front brake calipers were put in along with new stainless steel hoses:
New brake pads
New brake pads were installed with new panels to hold them in place (along with the anti-rattle/ anti-squeal shims that needed to be refurbished).
Because the caliper pistons were lined up during overhaul, they aligned with the brake pad notches nicely – making installation much more straight-forward.
To finish things off, speed bleeders were installed:
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