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Re: [Fot] More brake dust on left front

To: "Steven Belfer" <colordog.1@earthlink.net>,
Subject: Re: [Fot] More brake dust on left front
From: "Tim Murphy" <timmurph@fastbytes.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:46:19 -0500
As I recall, the spindle is tapered where goes into the upright.  On a taper 
with a locknut, I usually tighten it into the taper good with a plain nut 
then remove the plain nut and put the Nylok nut on.  The taper should hold 
it once it's snugged up good.
Could be your left caliper hanging up the pistons a bit and they are 
dragging on the disc a bit all the time.  Did you rebuild the calipers 
recently with new seals or pistons?  If not, might be worth checking.  I 
haven't noticed any difference in brake dust left to right but we haven't 
run that many events either.

Tim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Belfer" <colordog.1@earthlink.net>
To: "FOT" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:16 PM
Subject: [Fot] More brake dust on left front


> So I'm installing Uncle Jack's uprated spindles on my TR3 and, of
> course the old ones won't come out.  Next thing you know, I'm taking
> apart the lower a-arms, spring pan, etc to get the uprights out.  Took
> one side to the machine shop, he put it in the press, gave it a couple
> of pumps and nothing moved, he walked away and POP!  Anyway, I noticed
> that the Driver's side front is much more covered in brake dust.  It
> was very sooty and gross.  The Right side, not so much, it didn't take
> much wiping down.
>
> So, because the road courses are clockwise and there are more right
> turns, If I'm completing my braking going into the RT turn, does that
> load up the Left front brake more Hence the deposits of brake dust?
>
> By the way, Uncle Jack's spindle setup AND aluminum front hubs are
> nothing short of amazing.  One more question, do you have to double-
> nut the outer end of the spindle to tighten in the big nyloc nut on
> the inner end of the front upright?
>
> ~Steve
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