Re: Front brake help.

Posted by Andrew Armitage On 2011/9/28 21:21:50

Wow, thanks for the quick replies!

Good thing I asked before I started replacing correct parts with incorrect parts. I had looked it up in the parts manual (offered here on this site) and it showed the castle nut.

Owen_Dyneto: I had taken the dust cover off.

When I get to something that doesn't look right, I usually stop and do some research / ask questions before I proceed.

The spindle has the holes for the cotter pin. There was no cotter pin present. That concerned me. When whoever worked on the front brakes last decided to leave that out, it doesn't speak much for their attention to detail and all bets are off as to what they might do to fix a problem quickly and incorrectly. That's why I really prefer to do as much work on my cars as I can, so I know it was done right. Even if it means getting in over my head. But I guess that's how you learn.

Cortcomp: The largest wrench I had was 1 1/4". The largest socket I had was no where close to the size of the nut. It looks to be about 1 1/2". Even my 12" crescent wrench was a tad too small. I went up to Harbor Freight and picked up a jumbo sized 6 piece wrench set with the smallest size being 1 3/8" and the largest being 2". I'm a member of their Inside Track Club and picked it up with a coupon for $34.

Thanks for all the references fellas.