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East Windsor, NJ, USA
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OK I'll try again I had it almost all typed in and then lost the entry.. ;-(
The bearings are in, I was worried about installing the races but that was the easy part of the process. Where I had trouble was getting the hubs onto the spindle. On the passenger side the bearing was so tight that if I didn't have it perfectly lined up it would bind and I would have to remove the whole hub and try again. That happened many times and I ruined on rear seal doing this. I'm glad I ordered extra so I had a spare.
On the Drivers side I had problems getting the correct spacers installed, on the 5th try I final get those lined up and then realized I had installed the old bearing!!!! Terrible mistake but I'm glad I caught it will I was still working on it, SO I pulled it apart, installed the new bearing and got that all set up. I was quite happy to get that all in and allow me to start on the next bits, tie rods and front brakes.
I go to put the tie rods on and find that I have received the wrong size, ugh so those are shipped back, therefore I turn to the brake calipers.
When I pulled off the calipers I just removed them and bagged them and didn't evaluate them. That was a mistake. I had to pry the old pads out as they were rusted to the cylinders. I took the calipers apart to see about rebuilding but based on the condition and the recommendation from the forum I am buying new. So waiting for those parts too. hmmm
Right now about all I can do is install the new oil into the steering rack, so I may get a chance to do that tonight. I'm hoping I get my parts in before this weekend. Getting excited as I feel like I'm getting close.
The bearings are in, I was worried about installing the races but that was the easy part of the process. Where I had trouble was getting the hubs onto the spindle. On the passenger side the bearing was so tight that if I didn't have it perfectly lined up it would bind and I would have to remove the whole hub and try again. That happened many times and I ruined on rear seal doing this. I'm glad I ordered extra so I had a spare.
On the Drivers side I had problems getting the correct spacers installed, on the 5th try I final get those lined up and then realized I had installed the old bearing!!!! Terrible mistake but I'm glad I caught it will I was still working on it, SO I pulled it apart, installed the new bearing and got that all set up. I was quite happy to get that all in and allow me to start on the next bits, tie rods and front brakes.
I go to put the tie rods on and find that I have received the wrong size, ugh so those are shipped back, therefore I turn to the brake calipers.
When I pulled off the calipers I just removed them and bagged them and didn't evaluate them. That was a mistake. I had to pry the old pads out as they were rusted to the cylinders. I took the calipers apart to see about rebuilding but based on the condition and the recommendation from the forum I am buying new. So waiting for those parts too. hmmm
Right now about all I can do is install the new oil into the steering rack, so I may get a chance to do that tonight. I'm hoping I get my parts in before this weekend. Getting excited as I feel like I'm getting close.
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