Break lug nuts loose (21mm)

Jack the truck up and support with stands


Remove the wheels (showing off my 3/8" Makita cordless impact)


The new goodies



Wheels removed


Doh! New first step check the weather.



<Pause for rain to pass by>


Remove caliper (Two 13mm bolts)
Also if you remove the 10mm brake hose bracket on the lower control arm, you should have enough room in the brake hose to lay the caliper on the ground without stressing the hose out.


Remove caliper bracket bolts (17 or 18mm i can't remember)

Use very large channel locks and one of the old brake pads to squeeze the pistons in. Or a large C clamp and an old brake pad


Gently remove the grease dust cap


Remove hub nut (27mm)


Remove hub washer


Carefully remove outer bearing


Cont.......

 

At this point the rotor should come off of the spindle


The inner bearing is retained by the inner grease seal.


Old and new



Inner bearing and seal removed


Packing the inner bearings


Clean the grease seal if you arent replacing it


Packing outer bearings


Clean and grease the spindle


And reinstall going backwards through the removal steps


I made a quick video to show how to pack the bearings for someone who might have never seen it been done before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFkK3CChneQ



Dont forget to grease the caliper slides as well.



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-Patrick

 

Video not working

 

its live now, I had just uploaded it when i linked it and youtube takes a while to process it

 

Great write up,,,basically it's the same way I did it on my '87 Stang. I'm just glad you showed that you squeeze in the piston. Wasn't sure it was like the 94-95 Stangs where the piston threads in.

 

mustangs are the only cars ive ever seen that have the threaded calipers

 

Nice.. ive been looking for aftermarket rotors. Where you get them? We run Hawk DTC pads on our Zo6 for racing. Great brakes!

 

Plug in your vehicle in the top left of the page.....

Rotors:
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...998|7|20|False

Pads:
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...Pads-And-Shoes

I work at Latemodel, so i didnt have to pay for shipping, but they have a good deal on shipping. Talk to Lee (87fiveoh254) he's a member here and also works at LRS, he's in sales so he can get you taken care

 

Nice writeup! I'll be grabbing a set of those Hawk pads when we do my drop.

 

should probably do this on my 4x4 soon as the brakes have a slight pulsation when applied at lower speeds.

 

hows the coasting feel with the bearings? when I did mine it felt like the truck could keep rolling forever. iver 180,000 miles on my stock bearings before i repacked mine.

 

Nice write up... Good to see you starting to work your magic on this 150!

 

the bearings looked great other then having factory grease still.

Truck is running good, and soon to be looking good

 

hey pat great write up...I dunno if you've seen it but there is a tool to pack the bearings. Might be less messier, although some people like to get dirty lol, like myself.

 

yea i dont mind getting messy every now and then, plus this way is tried and true.

If i worked at a shop that packed bearings you bet your money i would have the tool tho