brake time again

[crager34]

Are you sure the rotors need replaced? When I did my fronts, I bought the pads from Checker auto and they turned my rotors for free and they had plenty of room. Also, I re-packed my wheel bearings while I was in there.

Time for the rears though.

[nfpgasmask]

Jack,

As for the bearings, you can just get them repacked with grease if you haven't done that service before. I don' think the bearings need to be replaced unless you have excessive play up there and have never done a repack. I know there is a thread somewhere that points to another Isuzu site with a step-by-step for the bearing repack.

R1 Concepts rotors and stock pads are working good for me, but if your stock rotors are not warped or grooved, you may consider keeping them. A brake shop might just resurface them if they are still good.

I am going to leave my CV boots alone until I have to replace them. I agree that they should just be left alone unless there is a problem.

I am thinking about the brake line upgrade as well, next time I do my brakes.

Bart

[Ldub]

Examine your bearings when you clean them, if there is a brownish/black stripe on the rollers, this indicates scorching & the bearing should be replaced.
Last time I did mine, I had one inner scorched.
A quick trip to auto zone or advanced auto, checkers, etc. will get you a new one...
Pounding out the race(pin or tapered punch, look from the back side for the notches) & replacing it with the new one that comes with the bearing, is the hardest part...

[tom4bren]

"I know there is a thread somewhere that points to another Isuzu site with a step-by-step for the bearing repack."

I thought Kenny did a write up.

Dub - race you to find it

[pbkid]

cool, thanks guys...i didnt look at the rotors yet but i definately will...

if im gonna be taking out the bearings to repack and clean them why not just replace them at that time?? (if its cheap-ish)....

and would you guys suggest doing the brake lines just to get some better response while i have everything taken apart??

[tom4bren]

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=11324

I gotta give etlsport partial credit. I only read through 3 threads till I found where he had posted the URL.

There's a lot more info than just Kenny's write up tho. Use the search function on 'bearing repack'.

Tom

[tom4bren]

"if im gonna be taking out the bearings to repack and clean them why not just replace them at that time?? (if its cheap-ish)...."

Define cheap-ish. I wouldn't classify rotors in the cheap-ish bin myself but it's your call. I personally wouldn't replace them until needed - but that's just me. The trade off is that you'll be doing 80% of the work needed to replace the rotors during the bearing repack. The only thing you won't be doing is pressing out the races.

Bart, I saw that link but I was on a mission for Kenny's. I may have already done a pdf of his write up. I'll see about getting it put into the How2 section. I'll have a look at this one to see if it's worth having both.

[pbkid]

"if im gonna be taking out the bearings to repack and clean them why not just replace them at that time?? (if its cheap-ish)...."

Define cheap-ish. I wouldn't classify rotors in the cheap-ish bin myself but it's your call. I personally wouldn't replace them until needed - but that's just me. The trade off is that you'll be doing 80% of the work needed to replace the rotors during the bearing repack. The only thing you won't be doing is pressing out the races.

Bart, I saw that link but I was on a mission for Kenny's. I may have already done a pdf of his write up. I'll see about getting it put into the How2 section. I'll have a look at this one to see if it's worth having both.

i meant the bearings, not the rotors..ill keep the rotors if they are in good condition....
thanks again guys....

ya those write ups are gonna be helpful

[nfpgasmask]

"I know there is a thread somewhere that points to another Isuzu site with a step-by-step for the bearing repack."

I thought Kenny did a write up.

You're right, I think Kenny did do a nice write up, I forgot about that one. I was thinking of the one on PlanetIsuzu I think...

EDIT: This one: http://www.planetisuzoo.com/articles.htm/56

Bart

[Chopper]

I've never repacked a bearing in my life. About every 35k or so, I toss 'em and put in new ones. They don't cost that much, and I'm incredibly anal about my machines. (Well.....most of them )