1966 Chevrolet Bel Air SSBC Disc Brake Upgrade - Rear Axle Removal

The supplied bearings were packed full of grease before being installed on the rotor. The seal is carefully tapped into place with a plastic tipped hammer.
The supplied bearings were packed full of grease before being installed on the rotor. The
Before the rotor is placed on the spindle, the entire spud is coated in grease including the area where the seal will ride. After the rotor was slipped over the spindle the outer bearing was installed followed by the washer, castle nut, cotter pin and dust shield. You can also see the caliper bracket that was bolted to the spindle right before we got all greasy lubing up the spud.
Before the rotor is placed on the spindle, the entire spud is coated in grease including t
The calipers come preassembled so the whole assembly slips over the rotor and attaches to the bracket mentioned earlier. There are two spacers provided in the kit that must be placed between the caliper cage and the bracket. These will center the caliper over the rotor for optimum performance and pad life.
The calipers come preassembled so the whole assembly slips over the rotor and attaches to

The kit comes with stainless steel flex lines that feature a banjo fitting on one end and an EO-style fitting on the other. The banjo fitting will be sandwiched with two copper washers before being installed on the caliper. The other end snaps into the factory brake line bracket and has the correct threads for the factory line. With that Jason turned his attention to the rear.
The kit comes with stainless steel flex lines that feature a banjo fitting on one end and

The axles need to be removed for the job and to get them out the inspection cover was unbolted and the old fluid drained. This gave Jason access to the cross pin that slides out after the little retaining bolt was removed.
The axles need to be removed for the job and to get them out the inspection cover was unbo
The caliper mounts to the bracket with two slide pins, which allows the caliper to move with the axle. The axles in a C-clip style rearend will have a small amount of side-to-side movement and having the calipers on slide pins will eliminate pad push back that can happen with fixed style calipers on c-clip rearends.
The caliper mounts to the bracket with two slide pins, which allows the caliper to move wi
Just like the front, all of this stuff will be replaced with new disc stuff. The only thing that needs to be retained is the e-brake cable. Jason tore off the brake shoes so he could pop the cable free from the mechanism.
Just like the front, all of this stuff will be replaced with new disc stuff. The only thin

Now the cable was removed from the backing plate. A funky clip, it has some pretty stout ears to hold it on. The best way to compress the ears so the cable will slide out of the backing plate is to find a boxed end wrench (14mm in our case) and push it over the clip.
Now the cable was removed from the backing plate. A funky clip, it has some pretty stout e
Now the rear brake line was undone from the wheel cylinder and backing plate unbolted from the rearend housing.
Now the rear brake line was undone from the wheel cylinder and backing plate unbolted from
After a little bit of cleaning to the area, the flange bracket was mounted to the housing and then the caliper bracket was bolted to the flange bracket. These brackets can be clocked to position the caliper in different locations. We decided to position the caliper up and to the back to match the front.
After a little bit of cleaning to the area, the flange bracket was mounted to the housing