timbo
20th March 2010, 05:25 PM
Ok, I have just replaced by front bearings and disc's and thought that a wrtie up might be helpful to some. It's not overly difficult just a little time consuming.
Firstly, get your tool together:
flat-head screw driver
mallet
22mm spanner
10mm 17mm sockets
pliers
rattle gun or super buff mate
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40056.jpg
now if you can't get this far, stop now!
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40057.jpg
grab your 12mm socket and undo the bolt on the bottom of the calliper.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40058.jpg
swing the calliper up and slide off and rest somewhere, it is important that you don't let it hang off the brake line!
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40059.jpg
now grab your 17mm socket and undo the two bolts, top and bottom, on the pad bracket.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40060.jpg
it should come off and look like this. at this stage you can replace your pads if need be.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40061.jpg
getting the hub off the stub axle. use the screw driver and mallet and gently tap around the cap and work it off.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40062.jpg
use the pliers to bend the split pin straight and pull it out.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40063.jpg
take the retainer off and remove excess grease.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40064.jpg
use the 22mm spanner and loosen the nut. it shouldn't be very tight.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40065.jpg
take off the washer...
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40066.jpg
now carefully take out the outer bearing. (note these are new).
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40067.jpg
gently work the hub off the axle, it might be a little hard but just spin it around and slowly pull... bingo!
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40068.jpg
now this is the part where you would change your bearings. i got bearing kits from repco at $30 side. they come with instructions and i recommend that you follow them. expect some hard work getting the races out of the hub!
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40069.jpg
grab your rattle gun (oh yeah, you're going to need it these fkn bolts are tight!).
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40070.jpg
now grab a beer and give yourself a pat on the back, you made it this far!
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40071.jpg
grab your new disc's and clean off the anti-rust protector.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40072.jpg
line up the holes and start of the screws. remember to tighten in a star pattern.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40073.jpg
now just do all the same steps in reverse, re-grease everything and you have saved yourself some coin!
i hope this is easy to understand and gives you an idea on changing your disc's and bearings. special thanks to marco for the rattle gun and greg from GSL rally sports for the discs and pads.
as noted by the wise men below i forgot to talk about tightening the nut up. it is important that you do not over tighten it. if you have a torque wrench it is probably a good idea to use it and tighten to toyota specs. i simply tightened it until it "binds" then back off a tiny bit. the wheel should be able to spun by hand with some resistance.
Firstly, get your tool together:
flat-head screw driver
mallet
22mm spanner
10mm 17mm sockets
pliers
rattle gun or super buff mate
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40056.jpg
now if you can't get this far, stop now!
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40057.jpg
grab your 12mm socket and undo the bolt on the bottom of the calliper.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40058.jpg
swing the calliper up and slide off and rest somewhere, it is important that you don't let it hang off the brake line!
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40059.jpg
now grab your 17mm socket and undo the two bolts, top and bottom, on the pad bracket.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40060.jpg
it should come off and look like this. at this stage you can replace your pads if need be.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40061.jpg
getting the hub off the stub axle. use the screw driver and mallet and gently tap around the cap and work it off.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40062.jpg
use the pliers to bend the split pin straight and pull it out.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40063.jpg
take the retainer off and remove excess grease.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40064.jpg
use the 22mm spanner and loosen the nut. it shouldn't be very tight.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40065.jpg
take off the washer...
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40066.jpg
now carefully take out the outer bearing. (note these are new).
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40067.jpg
gently work the hub off the axle, it might be a little hard but just spin it around and slowly pull... bingo!
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40068.jpg
now this is the part where you would change your bearings. i got bearing kits from repco at $30 side. they come with instructions and i recommend that you follow them. expect some hard work getting the races out of the hub!
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40069.jpg
grab your rattle gun (oh yeah, you're going to need it these fkn bolts are tight!).
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40070.jpg
now grab a beer and give yourself a pat on the back, you made it this far!
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40071.jpg
grab your new disc's and clean off the anti-rust protector.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40072.jpg
line up the holes and start of the screws. remember to tighten in a star pattern.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/3/1/1/3/40073.jpg
now just do all the same steps in reverse, re-grease everything and you have saved yourself some coin!
i hope this is easy to understand and gives you an idea on changing your disc's and bearings. special thanks to marco for the rattle gun and greg from GSL rally sports for the discs and pads.
as noted by the wise men below i forgot to talk about tightening the nut up. it is important that you do not over tighten it. if you have a torque wrench it is probably a good idea to use it and tighten to toyota specs. i simply tightened it until it "binds" then back off a tiny bit. the wheel should be able to spun by hand with some resistance.