I’m not joe wrencher. But I’m getting there and late in life. Typically as much effort as it took me today I’d have flipped out but not today. Rear hub/bearing was droning for the last few months and getting worse. I watched some vids and decided I could do it. Skf shipped from fcp and arrived Friday and just in time. Started out today instead of yesterday because we had a blow up on the power pole across the alley from us yesterday morning messing up the day…it was like war of the fing world. It was unbelievable.
Today:
I jacked it up and put a stand under it. slid the tire and wheel under. 👍🏻
Got out my giant cardboard and tools I assumed I’d need. 👍🏻
Went to remove the set screw from the rotor and the head
hex stripped. 👎🏻
Tried a Dremel to get a flathead in it. Nope. 👎🏻
Ended up having to hack it off and drill with a ‘screw out’ tool for the rest.😑
Pulled the caliper and set aside. 👍🏻
BFH and rotor dropped. 👍🏻
Then onto the four bolts. Raised the strut with another jack to get a little better vantage but maybe was my imagination. 🤷🏻♂️
That last bolt is an elusive mother. I’m going to dream about it tonight. had two swivels and extensions and I don’t even remember what I finally did but pb blaster is the sh!t. 👍🏻
Forgot already had a parking brake box on the shelf. Assembled and pow. Done. 👍🏻
Finally all ready to button it up and forgot I have no set screw. Yeah, I know probably not needed but I’m a rule follower. Off to Napa and nothing. They had bubkus.👎🏻
Lowe’s is maybe 1000 feet away across the road so off I go. Totally disorganized screw area but found what I needed. 👍🏻
Here’s your laugh for the day: all in, 5 fing hours. 👎🏻 And I only did ONE
Here’s mine: test drove and I hear nothing but motor. 👍🏻👍🏻