what have you gotten done on your blazer today?
#9872
Replaced Front Hub Assemblies
Replaced right & left front hub assemblies. I used Timken hubs. Passenger side was done first and I will be taking it all apart again as I noticed the inner CV boot has a tear in it. I also had difficulty getting the axle shaft fully seated. When I put the rotor, brake calipers and tire back on the wheel would not move like the brake pads were locked up. I ended up taking it all apart and making sure that it all went together correctly. On the drivers side I used a floor jack to jack up the lower control arm so the drive shaft was level. This made it much easier all around. (I removed the floor jack handle so I had plenty of room to work) To remove the 3 mounting bolts for the hub I used an 18 mm flex head gear wrench which worked great. I could only get my torque wrench on two of the 3 bolts so on the 3rd bolt I used a 1/2 Breaker bar to tighten it to the same level of effort on the other two bolts. Drivers side went much quicker than the passenger side.
#9874
Sorry about the double post.. Something wierd happened with my phone.. (Deleted previous message which was a partial duplicate of the following post)
Last edited by Dark Rider; 01-01-2014 at 10:23 AM.
#9875
I changed the front brake pads to ceraminlc performance pads (hopefully no more dust). I also rebuilt the front driver side's caliper bracket. It had a shot gasket which prevented it from sliding and chewed the bolt up.
#9880
Yes...pita it is....but I confess...im not doing the job.
My wife cousin is a BMW mechanic and also has a
Business on the side working on cars and building
Hot rods and such...so he said he can do it just bring it
Over, I sayed cool...so is been almost 2 weeks with out
My moneypit..he had 3 other heater core jobs infront
Of mine...but the price is good...i just hate a "stay-cation"
From work...and I must say, I do miss the ol money pit
And if any one is interested... I have pics of the job
And of the location of the "hidden" screws/bolts location
My wife cousin is a BMW mechanic and also has a
Business on the side working on cars and building
Hot rods and such...so he said he can do it just bring it
Over, I sayed cool...so is been almost 2 weeks with out
My moneypit..he had 3 other heater core jobs infront
Of mine...but the price is good...i just hate a "stay-cation"
From work...and I must say, I do miss the ol money pit
And if any one is interested... I have pics of the job
And of the location of the "hidden" screws/bolts location
Last edited by okiedoak20; 01-02-2014 at 06:45 AM.