[TPR] Front Bearings are out

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Picked up new seals, bearings and races today, along with a new bearing 
packer.  It's a new style I've not seen before.  It uses a large syringe 
type of tube instead of a grease gun.  Figured I'd try it since filling 
a grease gun just to do bearings seems a bit dumb.  I also picked up 
some Very Hi-Temp paint in Red (the only suggestion I got back)   :)   
to paint the calipers with.  (Note: painting the calipers is -strictly- 
for bling and childish EGO enhancement)

Tomorrow, I'll be checking with a machine shop supply house for some 
super-spiffy-razoo drill bits for the safety-wire-drill fixture.  The 
new coil-over shocks should be arriving tomorrow too.  I am soo excited.
:)

oh... and the first Autocross event of the year (a novice day coupled 
with a test and tune) has been postponed due to weather this weekend.  I 
might just be able to convince some of the guys and maybe girls, to come 
over to my place for barbecue and an engine transplant instead.  (But 
don't count on it).

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 3/27/2012 8:05 PM, Asa Jay Laughton wrote:
> Wow!  After 10 years of abuse, and two seasons of autocross and open
> track, I just pulled the front wheel bearings off my Pantera.  They are
> like brand new.
>
> I love Amsoil bearing grease.
>
> I'll be fetching some new ones -anyway- from the auto store tomorrow.
> 10 years after all.... is 10 years.
>
> I also began drilling my caliper bolts for safety wire.  First bolt,
> first hole, three quarters of the way through, going slow and easy...
> -SNAP-!  Damn.
>
> Luckily the remnants were easy to get out, thank the Lord.  Tomorrow,
> I'll buy a pack of the best bits I can find, figuring I'll probably go
> through a few before I get four bolts done.  I may run over to Dad's and
> use his drill press too.  (yea, I can hear a bunch of you going DOH!
> already)  :)
>
> So if I decide to paint the calipers with some of that really high-heat
> caliper paint.... what color would look best?  It's a white car, and
> will sport either stock Campys or some gun-metal grey Cobra R wheels.
>
> Thoughts?
> Asa Jay
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
> &   Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
> ******************************
> http://www.racingagainstautism.com
> http://www.teampanteraracing.com
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