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Tom Bynum
Guest
Broke everything down to do a front brake job last night and I was
right on the money! The passenger side hub was, indeed, still
engaged. So I took all the guts out of it including that ring gear
and just put the cover back on. It spins nice and free now. The
other side was already free, but I'm gonna pull the guts out of it as
well just to be sure that the ring gear is not sliding back and forth
and going like "on - off - on - off", etc.
The brake caliper on the driver's side is ruined. The piston is
rusted solid in the extended position and the whole thing was dragging
VERY BADLY!!! So that's where all my gas was going: turning a dead
front end and fighting a stuck caliper!
I guess the silver lining here is that the rotors show no sign of
overheating (discoloration) or scoring. Their both very smooth. I
was going to get them resurfaced but the bolts on the brake caliper
mounts are rusted solid and I don't want to break them! So I washed
the rotors down very thoroughly with brake cleaner and I'll just stick
to replacing calipers and pads for right now. I already put the
passenger side back together but I'm gonna pull it back off and
replace both calipers just to keep everybody on the same playing
field.
The lady who owned it probably NEVER did a brake job on it. I don't
see how...
Other notes: The outer CV boots are bad on both sides. But since the
axels are going to be free now, I'll put off replacing them until I
get my replacement locking hubs. I'll wrap them in duct tape just to
keep the joints clean and free of debris.
....and there's a leak down there somewhere. Not allot, just a fine
coverage of engine oil all over the tranny and stuff. Looks like it's
coming from up top in the back where the distributor sticks out.
Hummmm???? Maybe the valve cover??? Anybody got any ideas? I'm
going to degrease and clean it all over down there and then keep an
eye on it to find the source.
right on the money! The passenger side hub was, indeed, still
engaged. So I took all the guts out of it including that ring gear
and just put the cover back on. It spins nice and free now. The
other side was already free, but I'm gonna pull the guts out of it as
well just to be sure that the ring gear is not sliding back and forth
and going like "on - off - on - off", etc.
The brake caliper on the driver's side is ruined. The piston is
rusted solid in the extended position and the whole thing was dragging
VERY BADLY!!! So that's where all my gas was going: turning a dead
front end and fighting a stuck caliper!
I guess the silver lining here is that the rotors show no sign of
overheating (discoloration) or scoring. Their both very smooth. I
was going to get them resurfaced but the bolts on the brake caliper
mounts are rusted solid and I don't want to break them! So I washed
the rotors down very thoroughly with brake cleaner and I'll just stick
to replacing calipers and pads for right now. I already put the
passenger side back together but I'm gonna pull it back off and
replace both calipers just to keep everybody on the same playing
field.
The lady who owned it probably NEVER did a brake job on it. I don't
see how...
Other notes: The outer CV boots are bad on both sides. But since the
axels are going to be free now, I'll put off replacing them until I
get my replacement locking hubs. I'll wrap them in duct tape just to
keep the joints clean and free of debris.
....and there's a leak down there somewhere. Not allot, just a fine
coverage of engine oil all over the tranny and stuff. Looks like it's
coming from up top in the back where the distributor sticks out.
Hummmm???? Maybe the valve cover??? Anybody got any ideas? I'm
going to degrease and clean it all over down there and then keep an
eye on it to find the source.
