B-BODY FRONT DISCS
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05/06/20 09:26 PM
05/06/20 09:26 PM
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B1MAXX
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Ok so here is my dilemma, I have a 1967 belvedere, that I acquired years ago, It has what I thought were 1970 disc brakes, long pin type. Well I have a rough wheel bearing so I thought no problem, new wheel bearings. Well the inner seal on the rotor doesn't ride on the spindle seal race. Looks like I have the smaller spindle seal race 1.73", and the rotor seals are 1.96 with an outside bore diam. of 2.625. Looks like the original seals that they list for the 1970 style rotor is the same as a 11" drum set, I have some of these laying around and they fit the spindle race but the seal falls into the rotor (obviously duh). I also have seals that fit the rotor but they are too large for the spindle.Is there a seal that fits both the rotor, and the spindle, maybe one not originally intended for this application? I also have some spindles laying around with rotors and calipers but they are drop in type , maybe 73 and up. Would it be best to swap these over? a lot more work though. I'm all ears. thanks!
Last edited by B1MAXX; 05/06/20 09:27 PM.
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Re: B-BODY FRONT DISCS
[Re: B1MAXX]
#2772100
05/07/20 01:04 PM
05/07/20 01:04 PM
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Posts: 10,556 Rittman Ohio
fourgearsavoy
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Yep just looked a little deeper the inner bearing doesn't fit the spindle either. Not sure how this was working? What about running the taller 73 and up spindle? I have a set of those and I have 4 of the 11" big spindle rotors. I ran into this when putting discs on the front of my Savoy luckily my parts guy was a stock car racer and knows how to put stuff together. I didn't really know what I had because got a bunch of parts in a milk crate from a Toyota customer of mine. I would start from scratch with the tall spindles and 11" calipers. We have a bearing distributor near me in Akron and there is a girl that works there and she carries a set of calipers on her belt to measure your bearing or seal needs. I prefer to deal with a bearing and seal specialist when putting things together that you really don't know the origin of Gus
64 Plymouth Savoy 493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow 5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box Dana 60
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