Installing Brake Cooling Ducts

Rusty · 03-24-2013, 06:30 PM

Put the bolts back in the unit bearing. But only screw in about half way. Next, get a socket and a short extension. Put this on the bolt head. Now hit the extension with a hammer. Do this to all 4 bolts. Hit each bolt a couple of times, then move to the next bolt. You want to move the unit bearing out evenly.

osbornsm · 03-24-2013, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Put the bolts back in the unit bearing. But only screw in about half way. Next, get a socket and a short extension. Put this on the bolt head. Now hit the extension with a hammer. Do this to all 4 bolts. Hit each bolt a couple of times, then move to the next bolt. You want to move the unit bearing out evenly.

Hit the crap out of them each more than a few times. Not 1 mm of movement.

Don't they make a tool for this??? !!!

Rusty · 03-24-2013, 07:26 PM

Yeah, it's called a press. Yours is really stuck.

You might be able to heat up the knuckle with a torch some, then beat on the bolts. Be carefully tho.

03-24-2013, 06:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rusty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 70 Posts: 35,573 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684440	Put the bolts back in the unit bearing. But only screw in about half way. Next, get a socket and a short extension. Put this on the bolt head. Now hit the extension with a hammer. Do this to all 4 bolts. Hit each bolt a couple of times, then move to the next bolt. You want to move the unit bearing out evenly. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

03-24-2013, 07:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rusty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 70 Posts: 35,573 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684440	Yeah, it's called a press. Yours is really stuck. You might be able to heat up the knuckle with a torch some, then beat on the bolts. Be carefully tho. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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