Off-Topic • Re: Cooking and puttering about the finnish countryside

I've been taking apart the front right drive joint / hub. I got a new ball joint to fit. I also got a new CV joint but that was me ordering based on the incorrect assumption that it was bad. I am undecided on replacing the CV joint or just leaving it for now, it will fail eventually, it's a wear part but it might have many years left, or months.

Anyway start by removing the brake callipers. Pinch off the brake hose and cover the end says the Saab manual.



The callipers came off quite easily, and so did the brake disc itself.



Between that picture and the next it had been quite a while, had to fight quite hard against the bolts in the upper wishbone. I want the entire hub removed so I am removing both ball joints.



The one thing the manual does not tell me is the order of operations for removing the brake shield. It looks like the hub needs to be further disassembled.

Here is also the new ball joint near the old worn out one. The upper ball joint feels pretty good in comparison



The brakes then, the pins slide easily and the gaiters are intact, feel flexible and healthy, I don't think they need to be replaced.


I also wanted to do the same with the brake shield, remove it, electrolyze it, paint it and try to extend its life. But from what I read the wheel hub has to come out and that process means it has to be pressed out and it destroys the wheel hub bearing. I don't want to do that.

Statistics: Posted by His Divine Shadow — 2024-04-02 05:32am

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