New Brakes, Another Step By Step Tutorial Options

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I took out my '76 and while driving I could tell there was some additional drag when I depressed the clutch pedal. I pulled over and felt the wheels, and found the driver's side rear was much warmer than the other three. So, after filling with E-free gas, I drove home and put her up on blocks.

I took the rear wheels off first, and found the driver's side rotor and caliper were essentially seized - I couldn't turn the rotor at all. Since the car is almost 40 years old, and in terrific condition otherwise, I placed an order with PMB Performance for a complete brake replacement.

I started by cleaning the wheel wells that had decades of dirt. Here is what the rear looked like:

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I don't care about the brake job, I want to know how you cleaned the wheel well - just kidding!

Thanks for posting this, since I'm in the process of doing the same right now.

One question, you mentioned that you have adjusted the front wheel bearing to zero play.

I thought it should be adjusted to zero and than backed out by a 1/4 turn to allow for some heat expansion of the metal.

Not correcting but rather a curious questions.

Thanks and keep up the good work.