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Front axle question

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Front axle question

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when i reassemble my front axle i want to ditch the backing plates - will i need to make a spacer for where the backing plates bolted onto the knuckle assembly?
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Post by RUFF »

Just cut the backing plates up.
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thanks tony didn't even cross my mind to do that
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cut around the bolt ring in the centre of the backing plate. Its all i did! :cool:
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Whats the advantage of ditching the backing plates?
Doesnt fill up with mud or what?
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Doesnt fill with mud and water and it makes it a lot easier to replace CVs which Bubs will be doing lots of because he is too tight to buy some modified ones :D
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RUFF wrote:Doesnt fill with mud and water and it makes it a lot easier to replace CVs which Bubs will be doing lots of because he is too tight to buy some modified ones :D


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bubs wrote:
RUFF wrote:Doesnt fill with mud and water and it makes it a lot easier to replace CVs which Bubs will be doing lots of because he is too tight to buy some modified ones :D


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does removing this plate allow the disk 2 b damaged easier ?? i know the plate is only like 1 or 2 mm but still ??
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Post by Area54 »

cut around the plate over the spindle, don't forget to leave the tab that the brake hose runs through.

ausyota wrote:Whats the advantage of ditching the backing plates?
Doesnt fill up with mud or what?


you need the seal on the backing plate to help keep crap away from the rear bearing seal on the rotor.
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hypolux wrote:
bubs wrote:
RUFF wrote:Doesnt fill with mud and water and it makes it a lot easier to replace CVs which Bubs will be doing lots of because he is too tight to buy some modified ones :D


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does removing this plate allow the disk 2 b damaged easier ?? i know the plate is only like 1 or 2 mm but still ??


Yes it does thats why i still run them :D
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yeah thats wot i thought Tony, i just cut the back out of the brake line bracket like u said...Fark it makes life easier :D :D
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Post by bj on roids »

I just ran the flexi line straight to the caliper. But the cruiser flexi lines are male/female, not female/female so we have the luxury of that, plus now my brake caliper can be stored a foot away from the knuckle when im changing front axles.
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Post by RUFF »

Rob this can also be done with the hilux caliper as well you just need the right flexy line.
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a hetero one off a landcruiser, not the lesbian ones on the hilux!
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Post by POS »

I can't really see much point of cutting the backing plate off (for us Stone apes) as we don't see much mud and shit!

You can use the REAR HILUX flexi line and it fits straight to the fronts!

I have no problems when changing axles, CV's etc etc!
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