Well, the drivers side front brake has been grabby since I got the car. I just figured it was rusty dusty drums causing things to grab and stick. Well, no... not exactly. The problem is that there is .020" play AT the bearing, which translates into a hell of a lot more than that at the perimeter of the drum.
Now I have a parts car and I think "well this aint so bad, swap the spindles off the parts car in." Well #### me running, the parts car did't have it's origonal brakes! The spindles won't interchange, I'll have to swap the entire drum setup off the parts car in. This is annoying, however, that car for what ever reason had the kind of rare 11"x3" drums! I think the ball joints and tie rod ends will mate up and work ok. Just need to order fist fulls of springs and other bullshit parts used only to go slower. blah... I hate spending money to go slower.
Anyway, enjoy the photo of one totally fux0r3d spindle and the Rattlecan hanging out with UV307. (UV307 is the ultravan from Jay's Ultravan Adventure story ran here on bangshift a few years ago.)
Now I have a parts car and I think "well this aint so bad, swap the spindles off the parts car in." Well #### me running, the parts car did't have it's origonal brakes! The spindles won't interchange, I'll have to swap the entire drum setup off the parts car in. This is annoying, however, that car for what ever reason had the kind of rare 11"x3" drums! I think the ball joints and tie rod ends will mate up and work ok. Just need to order fist fulls of springs and other bullshit parts used only to go slower. blah... I hate spending money to go slower.
Anyway, enjoy the photo of one totally fux0r3d spindle and the Rattlecan hanging out with UV307. (UV307 is the ultravan from Jay's Ultravan Adventure story ran here on bangshift a few years ago.)
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