Am I missing anything?
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Am I missing anything?
Going to start on the front brakes on my '70 F-100 tomorrow. Just want to make sure I bought everything I'll need.
I have:
- shoes
- hardware/spring kit
- self-adjuster kits
- cylinders
- inner and outter bearings (incl. bearing seals)
- 4 cans DOT-3 fluid
- very large can brake cleaner
I plan on having the drums machined at Napa, and I also need to buy some grease for the bearings. Any special kind I should get?
Thanks!
Evan
I have:
- shoes
- hardware/spring kit
- self-adjuster kits
- cylinders
- inner and outter bearings (incl. bearing seals)
- 4 cans DOT-3 fluid
- very large can brake cleaner
I plan on having the drums machined at Napa, and I also need to buy some grease for the bearings. Any special kind I should get?
Thanks!
Evan
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Joined: May 2003
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From: california
I would have had a large can of dot 3 and four cans of brakleen. I usually use the high temp grease. You might want to invest in a bearing packer. Makes it quick and cleaner when packing bearings. Use a bit of grease where the shoes meet on the backing plate. Check the hoses to make sure they're still good. You might want to get a pair of brake pliers, but I've done just fine without them. Grease up the threads on the self adjusters.
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Use caliper grease for those spots where the brake shoes contact the backing plate. If those spots are worn or grooved grind them flat but watch the plate thickness. On old stuff I have had those spots welded up then ground flat again when I could not get new backing plates.
Use a small amount of caliper grease or anti-seize on the self adjuster threads also. You do not want any lube to drip off.
Use a small amount of caliper grease or anti-seize on the self adjuster threads also. You do not want any lube to drip off.
