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 Aug 20 2015, 08:17 PM
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I took out my '76 and while driving I could tell there was some additional drag when I depressed the clutch pedal. I pulled over and felt the wheels, and found the driver's side rear was much warmer than the other three. So, after filling with E-free gas, I drove home and put her up on blocks.
I took the rear wheels off first, and found the driver's side rotor and caliper were essentially seized - I couldn't turn the rotor at all. Since the car is almost 40 years old, and in terrific condition otherwise, I placed an order with PMB Performance for a complete brake replacement. I started by cleaning the wheel wells that had decades of dirt. Here is what the rear looked like: Attached thumbnail(s)  
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relentless New Brakes Aug 20 2015, 08:17 PM
mikedsilva that wheel arch is amazingly clean! Aug 20 2015, 08:26 PM relentless The other side.
I used some of Eastwood's C... Aug 20 2015, 08:41 PM
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The other side.
I used some of Eastwood's ... Aug 20 2015, 08:50 PM
simonjb Looks great!
What brand/color/type of paint d... Jan 5 2017, 11:31 AM relentless Strange, I'm getting redundant pix and not in ... Aug 20 2015, 08:55 PM relentless
Strange, I'm getting redundant pix and not in... Aug 21 2015, 01:38 PM relentless The disc guards were powdercoated mirror black.
... Aug 21 2015, 01:46 PM relentless The same steps were used for the front of the car.... Aug 21 2015, 01:57 PM Cairo94507 Nice work. That is the way to keep these cars loo... Aug 21 2015, 03:34 PM relentless Thanks Cairo94507. Today I took delivery of the r... Aug 21 2015, 06:58 PM relentless Here is the Eastwood vacuum device I used to bleed... Sep 22 2015, 01:32 PM relentless I kept drawing out old brake fluid and topping the... Sep 22 2015, 01:49 PM draganc I don't care about the brake job, I want to kn... Sep 22 2015, 05:36 PM JawjaPorsche Thank you for posting. Always learn something fro... Sep 22 2015, 06:09 PM Eric_Shea You really did a great job! Sep 22 2015, 06:58 PM relentless Here's what the workshop manual says about adj... Sep 29 2015, 10:47 AM stugray
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