Chris.B
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| posted on 4/6/06 at 05:10 PM |
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Removing front discs - how do you do it?
I have this weekend unsuccessfully tried to remove the front discs from my Westfield to replace with Cross Drilled discs. I'm obviously doing
something wrong but can't see what & don't want to force things.
I've removed the disc calipers and the large 15/16 inch nut from the rear of the uprights. As the alloy upright is in the way I can't get
to the 4 bolts with locktabs (looks like 15mm) that hold the disc to the hub, so was hoping that having undone the rear larger nut, that the hub &
disc assembly would come off the bearing. However it's dead tight. Some gentle prizing doesn't budge it & I'm not keen on
going any further in case I'm doing something wildly wrong.
So, does anybody have any idea on the correct way to remove the disc?
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flak monkey
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| posted on 4/6/06 at 05:16 PM |
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Undo the hub nut thats on the front of the hub. Will be under a pressed steel cover. Hub will slide straight off. I am assuming you have alloy cortina
uprights?
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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britishtrident
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| posted on 4/6/06 at 06:41 PM |
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Put the nut at the back of the upright back on before doing anything else !
Prise off the outer dust cap and you will find a large nut with either a split pin or a locking tab, deal with which ever locking method is used then
undo the nut and its washers and remove the hub catching the wheel bearing in a clean lint free cloth.
Refiiting require setting the wheel bearing with some running clearance --- it really might be best to leave this job to someone who understands how
to adjust tapper roller wheel bearings correctly as this adjustment is safety critical.
[Edited on 4/6/06 by britishtrident]
[Edited on 4/6/06 by britishtrident]
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Chris.B
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| posted on 5/6/06 at 10:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
Undo the hub nut thats on the front of the hub. Will be under a pressed steel cover. Hub will slide straight off. I am assuming you have alloy cortina
uprights?
David
Mine are the Westfield alloy uprights.
To get the steel dust cover cap thing off, do you just prize it out with a screwdriver?
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flak monkey
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| posted on 5/6/06 at 10:37 AM |
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Yep, a bit of judicious prising and tapping should see it come off.
David
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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