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My parking brake decided to heat things up one day. I would get this whiff
of brake/clutch and thought I hope that is not me. Got to where I was going
only to find out it was ME. I had a good idea that the backing plate had let go
and so I watched it as I drove home and when I got there I pulled the wheel
and the rotor and had shoes just fall part way out. So I just removed them on
that side and ordered parts to do the job.
I got lucky on the tool. I happened to see one from OTC in the sale bin at the
local pawn store and it had a nice $9.00 sticker on it. So you know what went
home with me that night. The only thing I am waiting on are the slingers and
the O-rings for the axles. That and a nice dry day to do the work. Like that
will happen any time soon now.
After the 1st 2nd and 3rd time I have taken something apart that had
O-rings only to find the gray RTV on a flat O-ring I don't want to take a
chance on any place I have not had open yet.
Chris is talking about the O-ring for the axles.
It should survive a few axle R&R jobs. But with the way things
have gone with other O-rings being RTVed into place and flattened
I want to have the parts on hand. Also add to that the incorrect
torque on the track bar. I just am unwilling to take the risk waiting
on parts that may or may not be in town. Anytime you open something
up that you have never been into before and don't know if others have
been in there the risks goes up.
When you do the job the book has you use a step plate so that you can
use you puller. The step plate is used for the screw to push on so it has
something to push on. The two times you may need it are the hub removal
and the seal metal sleeve. It's like the seal-savers that you drive on a
harmonic balance that has a seal grove cut into the sealing surface and
is leaking. This way you can get a fresh new sealing surface for the seal each
time you remove the hub. Also don't forget that if you put the hub on and
then for any reason pull it off that seal is toast. That seal is easy to damage
and that is why have you place the outer bearings in to act as a guide and support.
Too bad we don't live close by then we could make a day of it.
Sean, we used to pull these every day, every week and every two weeks. Never had an issue, occasionally a seal would come apart, and a little hammering on a couple areas of the sleeve got it compressed and stretched to come off the axle easily.
Sean, we used to pull these every day, every week and every two weeks. Never had an issue, occasionally a seal would come apart, and a little hammering on a couple areas of the sleeve got it compressed and stretched to come off the axle easily.
I am procrastinating partly (mostly) do to the stupid elbow tendons acting up.
I think it may be something like tennis elbow.
What do you think, I am right handed and it's the right elbow. Can I do this with over stressing
the elbow and do both sides?
Not sure with that. I'm up at this hour freaking out if I'm going to be able to do my Christmas trees with my left shoulder and ankles.
When the seal inner race jams on the axle stub is when it took a lot of muscle to get the hub off, breaking the seal apart. To me that is the issue for you right now, so I understand your concern.
Tennis elbow, check out Theraband Flexbars. It worked wonders for me years ago.
I got one of the wraps when this first started to pop up. But I will look at the one too.
When I getting things together I also gpt the step place so I could use my long arm puller
to pop the hub free. I might weld up some scrap to make a steady rest so it does not fall
until I lift it. Or I do the easy thing an call a buddy that is not working right now to help
lift and catch. Some how I like that idea better.
I used a two jaw puller to slowly get the hub off. Then pry bar to work the old seal off the axle. I think the most stressful part for your elbow would be torquing everything back down.
We never used a puller. But the big advantage we always had was we were pulling these down with little miles, 200, 600, or 2000. Testing ya know.
Sean, used the band, found that using a wrist restriction brace overnight helped, keeping me from tensioning the tendons the wrong way at night. But using the Flexbars really were the best rehab. Still have the red bar and use it every once in a while to keep them in shape.
Well now I can't get the brakes to not be spongy. Ran about 8 bottles of fluid through and still spongy in the middle of the pedal. Checked the caliper and it's still functioning fine.
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