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> The beneficial thing about doing this work is I found out the sad shape my
> wheels were in. The reason I'm replacing the brakes is 'cause the left
> front grease seal went out and sprayed grease all over the rotor and
> calipers. It turns out that the left seal is only half the thickness of the
> right seal, and had a spacer ring under it. Instead of about 1/2 inch, this
> seal was about 1/4 inch. There was a big gap between the seal and the inner
> bearing. No wonder a river of grease flowed out. Also, this gap could allow
> outside moisture to get in. The grease was real loose and watery. The seal
> was also chewed up a bit. Because of 1600 engine problems, I didn't put
> very many miles on the car since getting it within the last year. Until my
> 2000 swap and the 550 mile journey to Doheny put a strain on the seal.
I had factory seals in the front rotors of my 67.5 that were quite wide. The
aftermarket
seals were only about half the width. Since my car was down for the work, I
needed to
get it back on the road that day, I put in the narrower seals. I had forgotten
that I was
going to replace them with stock, but your mail gives me more of a push to move
it up my
priority list.
Peace,
Pat
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