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The lower control arms were in very good shape for 190K miles with only some minor surface rust which easily cleaned up with a wire wheel in a...
Dave...Just a suggestion. Maybe re check the grounds.
[ATTACH] Spindles after being all cleaned up[ATTACH]
So...all in all not that bad of a DIT job. Not including the front wheel alignment that I plan to get next week parts cost me right at $400. The...
[ATTACH] Drivers side all re-assembled on the car. You can see the transference of Permatex anti seize from the back of the factory aluminum...
[ATTACH] Passenger side all put back together including the new strut, wheel bearing/hub, Caliper bracket, caliper ,Brake rotors and pads. ALWAYS...
[ATTACH] So as these projects tend to do sometimes this one started to grow. I saw that the original 17 year old 190K mile front struts on both...
[ATTACH] So while I had everything apart I decided to use the old cordless drill and a wire brush to clean up the suspension components like the...
[ATTACH] I used a small wire brush, it's from a 20 ga shotgun cleaning kit, attached to my cordless drill, to clean out the guide pin channels on...
[ATTACH] Caliber support brackets all cleaned up and repainted with Rustoleum semi gloss black
[ATTACH] Caliber support brackets as they came off the car. The guide pins were crusty and sticking
The Detroit Axle brake pads (model # P-822,shown in previous pics) were pretty standard ceramic brake pads and came with the new hardware clips....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] So here's the side by side of the old VS new brake rotors. I noticed and appreciated the nice cross hatching on the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here are the Detroit Axle brake rotors and pads that I ordered for the Prius. The box included a free bottle of Dot 3 Brake...
[ATTACH] So when I pulled the front wheels off the car to start this wheel bearing/hub replacement I immediately noticed the condition of the...
[ATTACH] Another pic of the new bearings and brake dust shields installed on the two factory spindles. FYI, I put a generous amount of Permatex...
[ATTACH] Left and Right Detriot Axle wheel bearing/Hub installed back into the cleaned up factory spindles. I needed to replace both brake dust...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The bearings I chose to use are from Detroit Axle. The model number is K 513265. I paid just under $100 for both sides...
I have an small 8 ton shop press that I could have used to push out the bearing if it refused to come out with the brute force, large hammer...
I almost forgot to mention the most important part of this whole project......Always disconnect the 12 volt battery before removing any parts,...
