All,
I like to thank everyone involved with this site for providing such a great resource for our LC's! Yesterday, I completed my first complete front-end service (Birf repack, all new seals, all new bearings - trunions/wheel, new rotors, 100 series pads). I was able to use all the great write-ups and even ordered Jim's DVD -- this simple DVD took much of the mystery out of the project and helped make the project smoother. Thanks to CDan for all the parts -- if your getting ready to do the job yourself -- CALL CDAN! Simple one-stop shop for everything.
The overall job took about 7 hours (not a world record). No surprises at all. Everything came part as planned and went back togther as expected. The toughest part of the entire project is cleaning out all that grease! A portable parts cleaner would have made the job faster.
To make the bearing race's install easier, I froze all the races for about 4 hours prior to installation. This shrinks the races just a little, making for a fast tap in.
Buy lots of shop towels! When you think you bought enough, buy more.
Have plenty of parts cleaner handy.
I drove the LC last night and what a difference! The brakes are tight and with the new trunion bearings, the front-end feels real solid.
Again, thanks to everyone for the guidence! Here's to another 173K+++
Craig
I like to thank everyone involved with this site for providing such a great resource for our LC's! Yesterday, I completed my first complete front-end service (Birf repack, all new seals, all new bearings - trunions/wheel, new rotors, 100 series pads). I was able to use all the great write-ups and even ordered Jim's DVD -- this simple DVD took much of the mystery out of the project and helped make the project smoother. Thanks to CDan for all the parts -- if your getting ready to do the job yourself -- CALL CDAN! Simple one-stop shop for everything.
The overall job took about 7 hours (not a world record). No surprises at all. Everything came part as planned and went back togther as expected. The toughest part of the entire project is cleaning out all that grease! A portable parts cleaner would have made the job faster.
To make the bearing race's install easier, I froze all the races for about 4 hours prior to installation. This shrinks the races just a little, making for a fast tap in.
Buy lots of shop towels! When you think you bought enough, buy more.
Have plenty of parts cleaner handy.
I drove the LC last night and what a difference! The brakes are tight and with the new trunion bearings, the front-end feels real solid.
Again, thanks to everyone for the guidence! Here's to another 173K+++
Craig