New Bearings

So while I was testing out the new cooling system, I found that the rear hubs were giving up the ghost. To that end, I decided to send them off to a 6-Pack member - Phil. I cannot say enough great things about Phil and the work he does. He rebuilt the hubs and turned them around quickly. I've now driven the car and the rear hubs are absolutely perfect!

With the car up on stands, I took the time to rebuild the front hubs as well. The front races turned out to be in terrible shape. They were smooth, but worn down so badly that we had put a washer under the stock 'D' washer to allow to take up the slack.

I put the new bearings in the front and the result is great. Slop free bearings, nicely set up and ready to rock!

As with everything however, as I was rebuilding the front hubs, I had removed the brake calipers and was inspecting them. I found a small leak from one of the calipers. Since I had the rebuild kits, I decided to rebuild them. Smart thing to do right?

Wrong..... I rebuilt the calipers and reinstalled them and quickly found I could not bleed them out correctly.

As of right now, I have a car in great running shape with a great looking interior, but I cannot drive it. My father will be here this weekend and we'll take a few mins to try to bleed it out correctly.

Cooling System Complete

After fixing the radiator and re-installing it, I was able to finish out the installation of the electric fan harness and complete the cooling system re-do.

The wiring went in pretty well. I was able to tie into the original fuse box in the car to allow picking up the wiring which was electrified when the key was on and the wiring that was on all the time. I also was able to use some of the original holes in the car to mount the relay. I finished the wiring install by wrapping the harness exactly as the stock harness was wrapped, so the whole setup looks like it belongs there.

 

 

 

I thoroughly tested the system after installation and everything went really well. I installed a 180 degree thermostat and the system performs perfectly. It cycles exactly as expected and the car runs at a perfect temperature all the time. It also handled the 100 plus degree summer in Memphis with no issues.