Replacement Carpet and rear disc removal
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Replacement Carpet and rear disc removal
first question is where can i get the best replacement carpet.
I was trying to get to my parking brake because its making noises but i can'tget my rear disc off. is there a bolt i may have missed or what. I thought the caliper andthe wheel kept it in place? Is it just frozen. do i need too just hit it for a while?
Thanks
I was trying to get to my parking brake because its making noises but i can'tget my rear disc off. is there a bolt i may have missed or what. I thought the caliper andthe wheel kept it in place? Is it just frozen. do i need too just hit it for a while?
Thanks
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Your rotors may still be riveted on if they have never been removed before. You have 2 choices: Acquire the special tools needed to press the rotor and spindle out as an assembly, or drill out the rivets holding the rotor to the spindle. Usually the rivets are located about midway between each stud. A "easy" way to do the e-brakes is expand the adjuster almost all the way, then force the brake assembly in one direction so the retainer clip can be removed, then force it in the opposite direction to get the other retainer clip. After the clips are removed, retract the adjuster all the way, remove the return springs, and the brakes will come out. They are a lot easier to work on with the spindle removed, but that is not an average do-it-youself project.
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I took a shot at fixing my e-brake, didn't have the nerve or know-how to drill out the rivets, and resigned myself to parking on flat surfaces. But after watching The Italian Job, I might regroup and give it another go as I am missing out on some cool e-brake turns... 
I just finished replacing the carpet in my 73, which I ordered as a complete set from Eckler's. The carpet looks fine, nothing about the construction that was really that impressive or disappointing. I don't really have anything to compare it to though. I also used the Reflectix insulation and it seems to work well.
Take your time when you're installing it. Some of the pieces aren't even close to being trimmed to fit (like the rear side pieces). Measure twice, cut once.
Dave
I just finished replacing the carpet in my 73, which I ordered as a complete set from Eckler's. The carpet looks fine, nothing about the construction that was really that impressive or disappointing. I don't really have anything to compare it to though. I also used the Reflectix insulation and it seems to work well.
Take your time when you're installing it. Some of the pieces aren't even close to being trimmed to fit (like the rear side pieces). Measure twice, cut once.
Dave
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I didn't have to drill anything on the rear to get to my parking brake..... The front assembly had rivots on my 69 to drill out but not the rear.If you have to drill out the rivots, use a 1/4 bit and take your time but its a 10 minutes of holding a drill straight and cleaning.
2 bolts through your caliper hold the rotor on. Remove those caliper bolts, remove caliper..... rotor comes off exposing the parking brake shoe.
It sounds like you are just having issues getting the rotor off. Remember that the parking brake shoes may be expanded in the rotor so be careful but it does slide out with some turning back and forth and wiggle. When you put it back in, you may have to turn the 'do-hicky star' (not sure what the star piece is called) so that the shoes colapse allowing the rotor back on.
2 bolts through your caliper hold the rotor on. Remove those caliper bolts, remove caliper..... rotor comes off exposing the parking brake shoe.
It sounds like you are just having issues getting the rotor off. Remember that the parking brake shoes may be expanded in the rotor so be careful but it does slide out with some turning back and forth and wiggle. When you put it back in, you may have to turn the 'do-hicky star' (not sure what the star piece is called) so that the shoes colapse allowing the rotor back on.
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Ok well if the rivets used to be on the face of the drum between every lug stud then thay have already been drilled out. So is this thing maybe just a little stuck some other way. Wahst the story?
