Yes it was a nice Brake Job :ecit that was done with the great help of Craig and Jeff.
I asked for and received the great advice and direction from both of them. Craig offered up the use of his work area and tools so we wouldn’t have to fight around a cramp garage at my home.
Started the teardown of the front on Friday. Plan was to update the front brake hose (former was quite short for its purpose) to Stainless Steel braided (Street Or Track!!!!)
ep ep, new rotors, pads, drums, shoes, bearings and replace the roller perches with ORP rollers.
Started with the left front and had a slight problem with the Eibach springs…not compressed enough to reinstall. But after that things went easier. The right side was quite easy after the learning curve and all went rather well.
Of course the aftermarket parts were mostly from China. The front pads needed to be trimmed slightly to facilitate their entry into the calipers but all went well.
Jeff excused himself in the late afternoon and Craig and I continued on Saturday. Of course my speed wasn’t that great so Craig attacked the rear drums while I finished off the right front. The we did the bleeding and we were done.
I then took the ’67 out for the bedding of the brakes. Quite a operation if you haven’t done it.
http://www.zeckhausen.com/bedding_in_brakes.htm
Watching smoke pour out of the front wheels wells is odd but the ’67 really brakes well now. No more shudder upon heavy braking. And the perches have ceased the hard squeaking noise I got when the suspension was compressed.
It was a good weekend.
Thanks Craig for your help, knowledge, tools, space, misc parts....
Original Brake Line and the reason for the job:
New line
Roller perches:
Craig being all happy like:
Yes I did some work too:
Feetless '67:
More pics at:
http://www.bluemelon.com/kbmwrs/%2767frtbrakes
I asked for and received the great advice and direction from both of them. Craig offered up the use of his work area and tools so we wouldn’t have to fight around a cramp garage at my home.
Started the teardown of the front on Friday. Plan was to update the front brake hose (former was quite short for its purpose) to Stainless Steel braided (Street Or Track!!!!)
ep ep, new rotors, pads, drums, shoes, bearings and replace the roller perches with ORP rollers.Started with the left front and had a slight problem with the Eibach springs…not compressed enough to reinstall. But after that things went easier. The right side was quite easy after the learning curve and all went rather well.
Of course the aftermarket parts were mostly from China. The front pads needed to be trimmed slightly to facilitate their entry into the calipers but all went well.
Jeff excused himself in the late afternoon and Craig and I continued on Saturday. Of course my speed wasn’t that great so Craig attacked the rear drums while I finished off the right front. The we did the bleeding and we were done.
I then took the ’67 out for the bedding of the brakes. Quite a operation if you haven’t done it.
http://www.zeckhausen.com/bedding_in_brakes.htm
Watching smoke pour out of the front wheels wells is odd but the ’67 really brakes well now. No more shudder upon heavy braking. And the perches have ceased the hard squeaking noise I got when the suspension was compressed.
It was a good weekend.
Thanks Craig for your help, knowledge, tools, space, misc parts....
Original Brake Line and the reason for the job:
New line
Roller perches:
Craig being all happy like:
Yes I did some work too:
Feetless '67:
More pics at:
http://www.bluemelon.com/kbmwrs/%2767frtbrakes
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