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From: Algonac Michigan
I simply put a dab of silicone where the pin goes thru the backing plate and let it cure over night. With the springs collapsed and tied with dental floss I installed the retainers and cut the floss off....No Problemo!!!
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From: Clearwater FL
You need some thin needle nose pliers for the side springs. The whole jog is a pain w/the spindle in place. A good tool to make is shown in the link below. Take a flat head screwdriver and put a slot in the middle to grab the upper spring hook. You can push the upper spring to the side and over the hold down bolt and get it hooked into the shoe. Once it's hooked, rotate the spindle so that the PB access hole is over it and put the screwdriver through the hole to push it down.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/corvett...7621831650949/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/corvett...7621831650949/
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From: Gardner Kansas
You need some thin needle nose pliers for the side springs. The whole jog is a pain w/the spindle in place. A good tool to make is shown in the link below. Take a flat head screwdriver and put a slot in the middle to grab the upper spring hook. You can push the upper spring to the side and over the hold down bolt and get it hooked into the shoe. Once it's hooked, rotate the spindle so that the PB access hole is over it and put the screwdriver through the hole to push it down.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/corvett...7621831650949/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/corvett...7621831650949/
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Not without a press. I just sent one of my guys to my house to get my video camera. I'll take a video with one of my bearing assemblies thats already built and install the PB hardware and shoes with the spindles in. I'll try to get it posted up on youtube by the end of the day and post up the link.
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
Not without a press. I just sent one of my guys to my house to get my video camera. I'll take a video with one of my bearing assemblies thats already built and install the PB hardware and shoes with the spindles in. I'll try to get it posted up on youtube by the end of the day and post up the link.
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I've only use youtube twice so i'm not real sure how to merge the 2 videos. My camera man isn't the lest either 
. I'm going to do a better video later on. This is what I have for now.
Part 1
http://youtu.be/e4Wdm1I_Z9s
Part 2
http://youtu.be/yxYXz3w6pNc
Dan
. I'm going to do a better video later on. This is what I have for now.Part 1
http://youtu.be/e4Wdm1I_Z9s
Part 2
http://youtu.be/yxYXz3w6pNc
Dan
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From: Minneapolis Minnesota
Just did mine and was fighting with it. I will show what I did that worked well.
1. Silicone'd the pin to stay erect. Let cure overnight.
2. Compressed spring and tied off with dental floss.
3. Small dot of hot glue spring to retainer.
4. Marked piece for alignment reasons
5. Hot glued (small drops) above assembly to a nut driver.
6. Through access hole put on and turned 1/4 turn. Assembly easily brakes away from hot glue when it is on and you want it to. Burn dental floss with grill lighter. Hot glue can be easily picked off assembly when done. Worked slick. Just another option and hope it helps someone.
1. Silicone'd the pin to stay erect. Let cure overnight.
2. Compressed spring and tied off with dental floss.
3. Small dot of hot glue spring to retainer.
4. Marked piece for alignment reasons
5. Hot glued (small drops) above assembly to a nut driver.
6. Through access hole put on and turned 1/4 turn. Assembly easily brakes away from hot glue when it is on and you want it to. Burn dental floss with grill lighter. Hot glue can be easily picked off assembly when done. Worked slick. Just another option and hope it helps someone.
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From: Minneapolis Minnesota
Nope. I didn't. But good point. Maybe someone in the past if it was done at all. Maybe it is an optical illusion with the pic because I fought with it for a while. Stopped, had a beer, and thought about how to overcome the problems I was having.
Last edited by 70_Shark; May 30, 2011 at 01:48 PM.
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From: Triangle Area NC
Same here - rear rotor rivets
Same here... the hole in my hub is small ...bigger than 3/8 (which I believe is the size of the rivet shank). ...but not big enough to get the hold down washer thru, that's for sure. From the location of the hole in your hub, it looks like someone really opened up one of original rivet holes.
Just in case anyone is wondering, those rivets are damned beefy. I'm glad I had a LARGE punch and 3 lb hammer. Even so, it took drilling the rivets out substantially, to get them so they'd drift out. I guess after 38 years they got well attached to the hub..
Just in case anyone is wondering, those rivets are damned beefy. I'm glad I had a LARGE punch and 3 lb hammer. Even so, it took drilling the rivets out substantially, to get them so they'd drift out. I guess after 38 years they got well attached to the hub..
Last edited by johnmb; May 30, 2011 at 07:33 PM.