Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 12:40:23 -0700
Reply-To: Scott - IMAP <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott - IMAP <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Remove Brake Caliper: Steering Knuckle Off Vehicle
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HI ,
re "a punch mark or twomight suffice to keep a bearing race from turning. "
if you really mean the bearing race ..the part pressed/tapped into the
hub ..
that sure better NOT be turning in the hub !
a great trick btw..for driving in bearing races. Take an old bearing and
grind down the outside so it's an easy slip fit into the hub.
Then use that as a driver to tap in the new race.
If you really want to get fancy, weld a handle onto it.
want to buy a good used bleed screw ? I save that kinda stuff.
Lot of bother to ship such a silly little thing of course.
I'd say a broken off bleed screw should be fairly easy to extract..
just don't drill down to the sealing surface.
I've had great luck with "Freeze" spray juice and an easy out .
on retrofitting PS ..
you'll find that in 84 VW put a notch/cut out in the frame for the PS
pipes to pass through ..
on the inner frame rail ..near the filler neck area roughly ..
fuel tank has to be out to get to that area..
plus if wanting to use all original parts you need the pipes and lines
too, not just rack and PS pump and rez.
It would be handy to just buy the full-length hose kit that vendors
sell, by passing that notch-in-the-frame issue.
But yeah ..PS is nice, not that the early vans don't do pretty well
without it.
I
On 6/21/2016 8:30 AM, Neil N wrote:
> Well,.....
> The bolts came off without too much effort.
> Yes I'm sure folks were dying to know this. LOL
> Point is, it's possible to remove the calipers with knuckle removed
> from the vehicle.
>
> Thankfully, the bearing race (journals?) show only minor wear, if
> that; a little corrosion "staining" at each inboard journal, some wear
> at an outer bearing journal. If needed, I'm sure a punch mark or two
> might suffice to keep a bearing race from turning.
>
> Heck. Even the large Phillips head screws at each splash guard came off easily.
>
> Sadly, a caliper bleed screw is sheared off and won't come out. I was
> planning to rebuild these caliper so myself but will leave that to the
> pros.
>
> I may install power steering if I do this swap. That'll be interesting. ;)
>
> Neil
>
>
> On Sunday, June 19, 2016, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote
>
>
>> With the lower ball joint end of the steering knuckle mounted securely
>> in a large vice,
