There wasn't really anything wrong with my brakes. But they were kinda ugly. Therefore, I embarked on a quest to replace, clean up, and paint everything you can see behind the front wheels, because my new shiny wheels were let down by the old crusty calipers. But given that my Miata is a 1991 NA with over 140k miles, some of these things were probably due to be replaced anyway, like the wheel hubs & bearings, which are integrated in this case.
So in this video, I take apart the front brakes, hubs/bearings, and dust shields, clean things up, disassemble my old calipers using a bicycle pump, decide I need new ones, paint the new ones red, paint the dust shields black, install new hubs/bearings, install shiny new slotted rotors, and top it off with new stainless steel braided brake lines. As with most things I do, it took too long but looks really nice.
Parts List / Links:
DBA Brake Rotors: [ Ссылка ]
EBC RedStuff Pads: [ Ссылка ]
Techna-Fit Braided Stainless Brake Lines: [ Ссылка ]
Rebuilt Calipers: Centric 14145047 and 14145048
Hubs: SKF BR930143
Hub Nuts: BECK/ARNLEY 1033107
Red Paint: Duplicolor BCP100
Enjoy! There will be a part 2 in which I'll tackle the rear, which has some differnet challenges. I'll plop a link here when that's done.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
0:52 - Disassembly of Calipers, Rotors, & Hoses
3:47 - Inspecting Calipers, Removing Pistons
5:32 - Removing Front Wheel Hubs & Dust Shields
8:05 - Restoring Dust Shields
9:14 - Installing New Front Wheel Hubs & Bearings
10:50 - Rebuilt Calipers - Painting & Reassembly
14:23 - Fitting New Slotted Rotors & Caliper Brackets
15:25 - Installing EBC Brake Pads
17:10 - Installing Calipers & Slider Pins
19:07 - Installing New Front Brake Lines
20:20 - Bleeding Brakes, Installing Wheels
21:02 - Beauty Shots & Conclusions
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