Well, this was my first time doing it and as simple as I believe it was, I had a real hard time due to the fact that I could not find any video or well written instructions for it, The forum threads sure helped but as for like a tutorial, couldnt find one for A body cars.
I dont know if i did this right, which is why im posting this, if it is right I hope this can maybe help someone who had the same issue as me.
What I had:
73 plymouth duster rotor
Caliper from oreillys
raybestos brake pads
1. After the rotor was installed to the spindle, I attached the adapter to the spindle.
2. I then put the included rubber bands on the adapter, then put the inner brake pad into the adapter.
3. Then I put the other brake pad into the caliper and put the caliper onto the rotor.
4. I installed the little clips onto the top and bottom of the adapter and caliper.
and that was it! i think! I still have to buy new brake lines and hoses, rebuild or get a new master cylinder, but I decided to include this portion of the brakes as part of my front end rebuild.
My only issue is I dont know how close the pads have to be to the rotor? There is a slight gap if I push the pads away from the rotor, but the pad on the outer side (visible from the front), hangs just low enough to touch the hub area? on the rotor. I can also move it up and down (toward caliper, and then away from the caliper.
I dont know if this is normal or if it will fix when I fill it with brake fluid with the lines and all that.
If someone can shed some light on this, that would be great!! Thanks!
I dont know if i did this right, which is why im posting this, if it is right I hope this can maybe help someone who had the same issue as me.
What I had:
73 plymouth duster rotor
Caliper from oreillys
raybestos brake pads
1. After the rotor was installed to the spindle, I attached the adapter to the spindle.
2. I then put the included rubber bands on the adapter, then put the inner brake pad into the adapter.
3. Then I put the other brake pad into the caliper and put the caliper onto the rotor.
4. I installed the little clips onto the top and bottom of the adapter and caliper.
and that was it! i think! I still have to buy new brake lines and hoses, rebuild or get a new master cylinder, but I decided to include this portion of the brakes as part of my front end rebuild.
My only issue is I dont know how close the pads have to be to the rotor? There is a slight gap if I push the pads away from the rotor, but the pad on the outer side (visible from the front), hangs just low enough to touch the hub area? on the rotor. I can also move it up and down (toward caliper, and then away from the caliper.
I dont know if this is normal or if it will fix when I fill it with brake fluid with the lines and all that.
If someone can shed some light on this, that would be great!! Thanks!