Could be worse. I had an 82 Tercel in college that had rotors mounted behind
the hubs. FWD, so I had to take out the drive axle, and press the hub out of
the axle carrier with a hydraulic press. Needed to use the press again to get
them back in. Getting the right bearing preload was an interesting task!
-=Chris
Chris King - cbking@alum.rpi.edu
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From "Eddie Sheffield" <esheffield at prizmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 22:17:18 -0400
>From: "Bill Mantz" <bmantz@roanoke.infi.net>
>
>
>> Started to change the front brake rotors on the 71 Midget, and decided to
>> read the manual first for a change. According to the manual (Haynes) you
>> must remove the hub. I really don't see why you would, but I haven't tried
>> it yet. Does anyone else remove the hub when replacing the rotors?
>
>Yep, the hub must come off. Unlike most current cars where the rotor is
>merely "sandwiched" between the wheel and the hub, the rotor on the Spridget
>is bolted to the back of the hub, so you must remove the hub to remove the
>rotor. I had a '70 Monte Carlo once and the rotors and hubs were a single
>unit.
>
>I need to do this same job soon myself. Have the rotors, just haven't put
>them on yet.
>
>Good luck!
>
>Eddie
>1971 Midget
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