Rotors bearings calipers and brakes replacement

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ROSEMARIE MCKEE
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  • 1985 FORD F-150
  • 4WD
  • 150,000 MILES
How to replace rotors and bearings?
Saturday, March 17th, 2018 AT 9:48 AM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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Those can be a real pain depending on which style front brakes you have. First you need to jack it up and make it secure. Next pull the tires and the calipers and caliper mounts. The auto or manual locking hubs then have to be removed. Then you remove the inner nut that secures the hub to the spindle. Now you can remove the entire hub/rotor assembly from the axle. Then you need to press out the wheel studs and split the rotor from the hub unit.
Clean up all the parts, install the new rotor to the back of the hub and press the lug studs back in. I use new studs just to prevent issues but you can re-use the old ones if they are not damaged. Then you reverse the process to install them back on. You need to inspect the bearings and races for wear/damage and repack them before they are installed. Also, install new seals and check over the locking hubs for grime/wear before you reinstall them.

The auto-hub breakdown is shown, the manual hubs are much simpler, but it is very easy to break the small bolts off that retain the caps on both.
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