Well lets see now the master cylider is off, the brake lines are on order, the front has been disassembled right down to the dust shield which has been sanded and has a coat of paint on it.
Oh yeah the new bearings & seals are on the work bench along with the calipers and the rotors are at NAPA where they were turned today.
So I ask when does it end.
Really its not so bad I'm taking the time to really get the assmebly cleaned up and am adding POR-15!
Any other advice?
Jack,
Did you checked the tie-rod ends and the steering knuckle ball studs for slop before you pulled things apart? This is the time to replace them if they need it. The tie rods you can replace any time, but the steering knuckle ball stud replacement requires that you remove the tie-rods (on top of everything else you've pulled), which usually does a number on the tie-rod end's seal.
The parts cost is pretty minimal. The tie rod ends are usually pretty easy to replace, but the ball studs require either a press or a sturdily-mounted vise, gear puller, and a lot of elbow grease. If you've never done it, you may as well bite the bullet and replace them now. Otherwise, you may get vibration from your front end and your alignment may never be right.
Either that or you can put it back together and hope for the best.
Use the new synthetic DOT 4. it is backwards compatible with DOT 3 but doesn't absorb as much water, lessens corrosion, has a higher boiling point. Flush every 2 years
The down side is that it will cost you an extra $1 to flush and fill the system with some left over..
DOT 3 was $3.99/qt Valvoline SynPower DOT 4 was $4.99/qt
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