| Re: Leigh Harrison Brake Rotor [message #326638 is a reply to message #325873] |
Sat, 02 December 2017 10:06   |
Wackster
Messages: 49
Registered: November 2017
Location: Baltimore
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Thanks for all of your responses, warm welcomes and participation in this amazing resource. Leigh Harrison brake service quickly evolved into a caliper replacement. With the calipers removed, it seemed foolish not to pull the hubs and visually inspect grease and bearing condition. Grease was good, but pitting on one bearing race and not knowing bearing age/service history led me to baseline both driver and passenger hubs with new Timken inner & outer bearings and races. I documented the outcome and parts used in photos here:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g7122-leigh-harrison-rear-brake-maintenance.html
Advice from older forum entries related to power bleeding the brakes led me to purchase a $71 kit from Motive. A virtually identical setup can be obtained from Jim Hupy: http://www.bdub.net/jhupy/. The power bleed approach strikes me as a no-brainer considering the alternative (enlisting my significant other for pedal pumping duty). Some other benefits I gleaned from prior forum entries on the subject:
1. Avoidance of potential master brake cylinder seal damage from extending the master cylinder beyond its normal travel.
2. Ability to perform the entire task with one person and with certainty that old fluid and air are expelled.
Thank you all again for your input and support.
Jim Wack - 1976 23' Crestmont
Baltimore, Maryland
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