silver86

after removing the little hub cap, cotter pin, and the nut cover... i came to something curious... the nut that holds the hub on was finger tight



i was quite surprised cause if i remember right... your supposed to use something to keep the hub from spinning... and i didnt need to...



shouldnt that nut be at least a little tighter?

Baldy

Someone told me to put the wrench on the nut, and jump on the handle. So that's what I did. And broke my ratchet. But that sucker was tight! There's also an indentation in the axle shaft, you're supposed to hammer the thin part of the axle nut into the indentation, so it can't back off.

silver86

strange... wonder why mine came off so easliy....





also.. during the swap... do i need the dust shield also?





and another thing... should i plug the break line so the break fluid doesnt all leak out? what can i use to plug it?

silver86

i wouldve edited my last post... but i couldnt figure out how to do it...



but it looks like my caliper could use a rebuild... on a scale of 1 to 10... how hard is it?

silver86

im just full of questions





tomorrow im gonna head to napa and pick up some stuff:



- vented rotors

- oem break pads

- spindle nut

- caliper rebuild kit

- high temp grease

- bearings (do i really need new bearings?)

- rubber break line



am i missing anything?



i want to make sure i do this right...

BigTurbo74

if you find that the price is right... i have these available.



https://www.nopistons.com/forums/ind...howtopic=63390

mazdaspeed7

Thats normal for the front hub. It uses tapered wheel bearings, and you only want to have enough pressure to eliminate play. If you overtighten it, it loads the bearing making the wheel hard to turn. The cotter key is there to keep the nut from backing off.



On the rears, the axle nut should be tight, and the edge of the nut pressed into the groove on the axle shaft. To remove, use a punch of similar to knock the edge of the nut back in place and Id recommend an impact gun.

silver86

only need the rebuild kit..... i already have the 4 pot calipers... thats partly why im doing the swap....





and... i dont have an air compresser... ill have to use muscle to get the rear nuts off...





but everythings going as planned... took me an hour and a half to dissemble the passenger hub and brake... and about 20 mins to do the driver side...



tomorrow - buy the parts, and start dissembling the single pot 4 lug hubs on the other car

Leetheslacker

a breaker bar with a little *** behind it should pop right off.

Baldy

Oops...I was thinking of the back hubs.