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today was two projects. on the Fixed Or Repaired Daily my goal was to change the front rotors and brakes as well as a bad cam position sensor located under a bunch of shit you had to remove to get to on the right front side of the engine. a real PITA. I did the front end first. first pic here is the tight fit into the shop today and go kart limited space in which to work...
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the new rotor:
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the doohickey you put the rotor on cleaned off with a shop rag. make sure you put a thin coat of grease on it before putting the rotor back on.
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remove the wheel bearings from the old rotor, bathe them in gasoline then pack them with grease...
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the best thing since sliced bread for this project... a bearing packer...
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then with your bearings packed and in the new rotors you're ready to put them on...
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new rotor on with brake mounting assembly.
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done. put the tire back on and hit the road.
cam position sensor was a helluva lot harder and i was impatient so the blackberry sat on a go kart for that job. but i did take this one..the old sensor on the left cuisine-arted by the cam
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