Silly me let my rotors get dug into and didnt notice. Turned out that caliper was locked up, so its not my fualt! maybe. why dwindle in grey areas....
After you get the caliper off, use a small screwdriver or hub pliers to get the dust cap off. Side cutters or good pliers for cotter pin, and adjustable angled end pliers work well for the nut.
Clean all the old grease and make sure the spindle isnt scored on the bearing surface.
pack your bearings by swabing them in a plamfull of grease untill it ooses out of the top, all the way around. I had a handy seal driver to use for the grease seal, after i put the outer bearing in place.
Fill the rotor's hub with new grease - any extra will come out when you slip it onto the spindle.
put in the outer bearing, washer, and nut - tighten untill almost snug.
At this point, I like to install the wheel snugly so I can use it to "feel" for the bearing preload.
***the hub nut is NOT supposed to be tight by any means***
The hub nut should be just barely tight enough to not allow any play. Push/pull the wheel at the top and bottom, and snug the nut untill it just almost goes away, then give it a tad more. By "tad" I dont mean tightening a lugnut "tad" either, more like a fairy flip of the wrist.
If the cottor pin hole isnt lined up with the castle lock, I turn it sligtly tighter enough so that it lines up.
Used the vacuum tester to siphon out the master cylinder resivoir
Who needs centercaps?
I covered the exposed portion and new dust cap with grease, maybe that will keep the rust away. Too bad this is only one side
After you get the caliper off, use a small screwdriver or hub pliers to get the dust cap off. Side cutters or good pliers for cotter pin, and adjustable angled end pliers work well for the nut.
Clean all the old grease and make sure the spindle isnt scored on the bearing surface.
pack your bearings by swabing them in a plamfull of grease untill it ooses out of the top, all the way around. I had a handy seal driver to use for the grease seal, after i put the outer bearing in place.
Fill the rotor's hub with new grease - any extra will come out when you slip it onto the spindle.
put in the outer bearing, washer, and nut - tighten untill almost snug.
At this point, I like to install the wheel snugly so I can use it to "feel" for the bearing preload.
***the hub nut is NOT supposed to be tight by any means***
The hub nut should be just barely tight enough to not allow any play. Push/pull the wheel at the top and bottom, and snug the nut untill it just almost goes away, then give it a tad more. By "tad" I dont mean tightening a lugnut "tad" either, more like a fairy flip of the wrist.
If the cottor pin hole isnt lined up with the castle lock, I turn it sligtly tighter enough so that it lines up.
Used the vacuum tester to siphon out the master cylinder resivoir
Who needs centercaps?
I covered the exposed portion and new dust cap with grease, maybe that will keep the rust away. Too bad this is only one side
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