rlith
02-28-05, 01:07 AM
Well I got the new rear end in! I had wanted disc brakes for a long time, I came across a good deal on a g80 (limited slip posi) rear w/ disc brakes from a 99 blazer. It only had 33k on the rear and I got it for $180.00 bux! YAY.... So I finally get around to installing it this weekend with the help of Grappler...(Thanx once again bud)...
The install is fairly straight forward: (see notes at the end of this page): So I started by picking up the rear at my local wrecking yard. It's been sitting in mud for almost a year (the back end of the blazer it was on had no wheels and it's a messy yard)...
Here is the rear...As you can see there is a lot of surface rust...
http://www.pghconsulting.net/teal/rear/rear.jpg
Fortunatly the emergency brake shoes were in good shape as seen here...
See END notes.
http://www.pghconsulting.net/teal/rear/e-brake.jpg
The dust shields were toast (rusted and bent) so I pulled the diff cover, then the axels and put new ones on.. In this pic you can see on the left side how bad they were banged up... on the right side I had already removed the dust shield...I also took the opprotunity to change the diff fluid... Sprayed out the casing with 2 cans of brake clean, let dry, then added Valvoline Durablend (dino/synthetic mix) 80/90 weight gear oil.
http://www.pghconsulting.net/teal/rear/rear2.jpg
I used a wire wheel on an air rotary tool to get any scaling and debri (i.e mud) off of the casing. I then used a spray on rust inhibitor/converter/primer and let it sit overnight. (actually a couple of days because I couldn't get back to it). I then put on 2 coats of Rustolium Black w/ hammered finish on to it. This gives the benifit of being less rusty later on (gads I hate salt) and it actually looks good. I may do my whole frame in the stuff.
Here's a pic of it when it was half painted. You can see on the right the finished product while on the left it's still bare. Definatly an improvement.
http://www.pghconsulting.net/teal/rear/rear3.jpg
I then cleaned up the calipers. Ground out the dirt and grease on the calipers themselves (aluminum, not iron, very light weight!) then cleaned and painted the actual caliper frame in the same color as I painted the rear itself.
In this pic I had test fitted the newly cut rotors and the calipers.... They came out very well...
http://www.pghconsulting.net/teal/rear/rear5.jpg
The install is fairly straight forward: (see notes at the end of this page): So I started by picking up the rear at my local wrecking yard. It's been sitting in mud for almost a year (the back end of the blazer it was on had no wheels and it's a messy yard)...
Here is the rear...As you can see there is a lot of surface rust...
http://www.pghconsulting.net/teal/rear/rear.jpg
Fortunatly the emergency brake shoes were in good shape as seen here...
See END notes.
http://www.pghconsulting.net/teal/rear/e-brake.jpg
The dust shields were toast (rusted and bent) so I pulled the diff cover, then the axels and put new ones on.. In this pic you can see on the left side how bad they were banged up... on the right side I had already removed the dust shield...I also took the opprotunity to change the diff fluid... Sprayed out the casing with 2 cans of brake clean, let dry, then added Valvoline Durablend (dino/synthetic mix) 80/90 weight gear oil.
http://www.pghconsulting.net/teal/rear/rear2.jpg
I used a wire wheel on an air rotary tool to get any scaling and debri (i.e mud) off of the casing. I then used a spray on rust inhibitor/converter/primer and let it sit overnight. (actually a couple of days because I couldn't get back to it). I then put on 2 coats of Rustolium Black w/ hammered finish on to it. This gives the benifit of being less rusty later on (gads I hate salt) and it actually looks good. I may do my whole frame in the stuff.
Here's a pic of it when it was half painted. You can see on the right the finished product while on the left it's still bare. Definatly an improvement.
http://www.pghconsulting.net/teal/rear/rear3.jpg
I then cleaned up the calipers. Ground out the dirt and grease on the calipers themselves (aluminum, not iron, very light weight!) then cleaned and painted the actual caliper frame in the same color as I painted the rear itself.
In this pic I had test fitted the newly cut rotors and the calipers.... They came out very well...
http://www.pghconsulting.net/teal/rear/rear5.jpg