RE: Brakes and shocks questions

["Jeff Greenfield" <alfaguy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Pat -

You need to back off the adjuster for the e-brake mechanism. Even though the
rotor turns freely, there maybe some rust on the edge of the drum that is on
the inside of the brake rotor. This will be enough (sometimes) to keep the
rotor from coming off.

That being said, this does not sound like your problem. The rotor is frozen
to the hub. Try soaking it with some PB Blaster or equivalent penetrating
oil (not WD-40). Then take a good size hammer and give the rotor a few good
hits on the flat against the hun (between the wheel studs) this should break
it free. It almost always works for me.

If it is really stuck, you will need a larger puller of some sort and may
need to apply some heat to it to get it off. If you have to go this far, you
will want to replace the rotors as the heat and/or force of the puller MAY
warp the rotor.

As for getting the rear shocks out ... they come out from the top. There is
a small access panel in the rear bulkhead provided for this purpose. You can
see it from the inside of the trunk just above the rear shock mounts. You
remove them from the inside of the car after peeling up some of the interior
trim.

HTH, YMMV ...

Jeff


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided] On Behalf Of
Crawford, Pat
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:23 AM
To: alfa@domain.elided; AlfaNeely@domain.elided
Subject: Brakes and shocks questions

To all,
I have been trying to take off the rear discs of my 79 spider and I cannot
get
them off!! I have removed the caliper and the 2 flathead screws on the front
of the hub. I called centerline and they advised me about the handbrake
adjustment screw in side of the hub. I put the car in neutral, jacked up the
car and was then able to turn the hub so that I could get at the adjustment
screw. I tried turning the screw all the way in both directions and still
cannot get the disc off. I also thought that there may be a small lop around
the edge of the axle or something that is keeping me from getting this puppy
off. I cannot believe this is SO difficult, I must be missing something.
My next question has to do with the rear shocks. I bought a pair of KYB's
for
the rear of my 79 spider and I am now wondering how I get the old ones out.
The current shocks are inside of the rear coils, do I need to squeeze the
coil
so that I can get it out, or is there a way to pull the shocks out from the
top or something? Believe it or not , I have been enjoying trying to figure
these things out as I learn more and more about the inner working s of my
spider!! I look forward to your much needed advice. Brian, any races up your
way any time soon?

Thanks,
Pat Crawford, Dallas
79 Spider
82 GTV6
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