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Old 06-29-2020, 06:59 PM   #13
68Gold/white
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Re: Help with new disk brakes and what/how to property grease

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Originally Posted by BigBird05 View Post
Tighten the nut down to take the free play out of the rotor. You may need to tighten it down and spin the rotor more than once to get all of the play out. Then back the nut off till it just becomes loose. Now hand turn the nut till it just takes the slack out of the free play. If the hole for the cotter pin is ligned up with the hole in the spindle your good to go. If not back off the nut to align the 2 holes so you can install the cotter pin. NEVER tighten it to align the holes.
Yes!!!
I left some of that detail out...LOL, was focused on grease...
Another tip. I clean the bearings as good as possible in solvent, THEN rinse them with starting fluid. Sounds odd, but the either leaves NO residue, and is cheap...of course it is mucho flammable...
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