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relentless
post Aug 20 2015, 08:17 PM
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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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post Sep 22 2015, 06:58 PM
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You really did a great job!
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relentless   New Brakes   Aug 20 2015, 08:17 PM
mikedsilva   that wheel arch is amazingly clean!   Aug 20 2015, 08:26 PM
relentless   The other side. I used some of Eastwood's C...   Aug 20 2015, 08:41 PM
relentless   The other side. I used some of Eastwood's ...   Aug 20 2015, 08:50 PM
simonjb   Looks great! What brand/color/type of paint d...   Jan 5 2017, 11:31 AM
relentless   Strange, I'm getting redundant pix and not in ...   Aug 20 2015, 08:55 PM
relentless   Strange, I'm getting redundant pix and not in...   Aug 21 2015, 01:38 PM
relentless   The disc guards were powdercoated mirror black. ...   Aug 21 2015, 01:46 PM
relentless   The same steps were used for the front of the car....   Aug 21 2015, 01:57 PM
Cairo94507   Nice work. That is the way to keep these cars loo...   Aug 21 2015, 03:34 PM
relentless   Thanks Cairo94507. Today I took delivery of the r...   Aug 21 2015, 06:58 PM
relentless   Here is the Eastwood vacuum device I used to bleed...   Sep 22 2015, 01:32 PM
relentless   I kept drawing out old brake fluid and topping the...   Sep 22 2015, 01:49 PM
draganc   I don't care about the brake job, I want to kn...   Sep 22 2015, 05:36 PM
JawjaPorsche   Thank you for posting. Always learn something fro...   Sep 22 2015, 06:09 PM
Eric_Shea   You really did a great job!   Sep 22 2015, 06:58 PM
relentless   Here's what the workshop manual says about adj...   Sep 29 2015, 10:47 AM
stugray   Here's what the workshop manual says about ad...   Jan 6 2017, 01:27 PM


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