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stud replacement - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
Replacing studs is relatively easy. How did they break off?
First, use a punch to drive what's left of the broken studs out of the hub.
Then, insert the new studs from behind, one at a time.
To pull t...
First, use a punch to drive what's left of the broken studs out of the hub.
Then, insert the new studs from behind, one at a time.
To pull t...
Topic ID: 92910 • Post ID: 9940950
Anyone know how to repair a sticky dial indicator? - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
I have an old (perhaps over 50 years old) Federal B-21 dial indicator (0.0001") that I had been using to measure run-out. Lately, it seems sticky and unreliable. The pointer needle doesn't seem to mov...
Topic ID: 92892 • Post ID: 9940867
Lug Nuts - OEM Specs - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
The studs on my 94 Celica ST Coup (1.8L) are M12 x 1.5 and are 43 mm in length when measured from the inside of the head to the other end (i.e., not including the thickness of the bolt head).
In two s...
In two s...
Topic ID: 92860 • Post ID: 9940594
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
Hey again. I was able to finish preparing the parts for assembly and just wanted to show how they look just before. Here's first shot of the knuckle, hub and dust cover from one side. Notice it is muc...
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940507
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
Two other parts had to go through the chemical process, namely the hub and the dust cover. When I took Betsy's wheel bearing out, there was no dust cover! I believe that everybody on this site that re...
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940506
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
Started a new thread in General to get help removing the rust and preparing the steering knuckle for pressing in the bearing, adding the ball joint and then final painting. Received that help and want...
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940505
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
Picked up a 'new' steering knuckle at the local junkyard, pulled the wheel bearings, races and ball joints out of Betsy's old SN and the 'new' one and cleaned up the 'new SN so I could get a 'side-by-...
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940504
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ May 28, 2014 - 4:13 PM)
it looks like the rotor is dead center. can you show a pic of the mounting bracket and the tabs on the hub. sideways to see if any of those two are bent....
it looks like the rotor is dead center. can you show a pic of the mounting bracket and the tabs on the hub. sideways to see if any of those two are bent....
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940503
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Jun 1, 2014 - 4:50 PM)
Get another knuckle. Dont try to bend and weaken the metal
Appreciate your advice; think I will take it because the whole premise of my 20th anniversary "br...
Get another knuckle. Dont try to bend and weaken the metal
Appreciate your advice; think I will take it because the whole premise of my 20th anniversary "br...
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940502
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
ILoveMySilly97
did experience bending of an ear on his steering knuckle. He had taken it to Pep Boys to have them press a wheel bearing, and when it came back he immediately could see that they had be...
did experience bending of an ear on his steering knuckle. He had taken it to Pep Boys to have them press a wheel bearing, and when it came back he immediately could see that they had be...
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940500
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
MaskedMan
, thank you for the information. I scanned 23 pages of
ILoveMySilly97
's posting, looking for anything like what you mentioned, but got plumb tired out, fell asleep, and then just gave up an...
, thank you for the information. I scanned 23 pages of
ILoveMySilly97
's posting, looking for anything like what you mentioned, but got plumb tired out, fell asleep, and then just gave up an...
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940499
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ May 30, 2014 - 11:29 AM)
If the rotor was bad, then it would wobble. I bet the braket or the ears are bad.
Agree!
Bracket or ears is normally where I would expect to find the sour...
If the rotor was bad, then it would wobble. I bet the braket or the ears are bad.
Agree!
Bracket or ears is normally where I would expect to find the sour...
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940497
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
Well, I WAS going to re-check the run-out today, and started with the inner circle of the hub. Something told me the dial indicator was sticking (it's old Federal 0.0001"), so took it apart but can't ...
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940495
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ May 28, 2014 - 4:13 PM)
it looks like the rotor is dead center. can you show a pic of the mounting bracket and the tabs on the hub. sideways to see if any of those two are bent....
it looks like the rotor is dead center. can you show a pic of the mounting bracket and the tabs on the hub. sideways to see if any of those two are bent....
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940494
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
For pictorial completeness, and to share more observations, w/o mounting the brake, I have included photos of the right front tire, as mounted, with lug nuts torqued down.
Examined the tire and suspen...
Examined the tire and suspen...
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940492
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
NOTHING ADDED 2:12 pm
Never can tell how long it will take for my posts to make it to the board. The last one I posted about an hour ago. In that post I had four pics of the hub alone, and promised t...
Never can tell how long it will take for my posts to make it to the board. The last one I posted about an hour ago. In that post I had four pics of the hub alone, and promised t...
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940491
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
Not sure which pictures would help you the most. I'm starting with the hub pure and simple. Next, I will remount the disc and take more pics of it installed around the central hub. This first pic is o...
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940489
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
Thank you for commenting. What you say is true. . . it is HIGHLY unlikely. . .
I have checked the installation again and again, and there is nothing that stands out to me as being done incorrectly....
I have checked the installation again and again, and there is nothing that stands out to me as being done incorrectly....
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940487
Right front steering knuckle caliper mounting bracket tabs bent - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
ADDED NOTE:
I am not a trained auto mechanic; I try to DIY whatever I can to keep my 300,000 mile Celica happily running. Thanks to a wise comment below, I now see that making the statement
'my steeri...
I am not a trained auto mechanic; I try to DIY whatever I can to keep my 300,000 mile Celica happily running. Thanks to a wise comment below, I now see that making the statement
'my steeri...
Topic ID: 92845 • Post ID: 9940485
E-Brake doesn't hold - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Apr 24, '14From Durham, NC, USACurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
When you pull up your parking break (PB) lever it pulls a single cable that goes under your car where it divides into two, one goes to the left rear wheel and the other to the right.
When each cable g...
When each cable g...
Topic ID: 92804 • Post ID: 9940377
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