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Caliper is hanging up somehow. Look at the slider areas for burrs, wear, lack of lube etc.
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When I pulled out the pins, there was no lube to speak of. The car hasn't been driven in over 20 years, mind you. 
I gave the shafts a polish with 400-grit and will get some proper lube on them when the rotors go back on.
I gave the shafts a polish with 400-grit and will get some proper lube on them when the rotors go back on.
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Some parts came in from RockAuto and Amazon (!!) so I was able to tackle the sway bar bushings and end links. The nicer ACDelco Gold link kit ended up being cheaper than RockAuto after factoring in shipping and USD-to-CAD conversion, and shipped next-day. This kit looked noticeably beefier than the original ones I pulled off.
I removed the bar, 2 retainers and 2 mounting brackets and cleaned off all the guck, degreased all the parts, nuts & bolts, gave everything a thin coat of Fluid Film for rust prevention, and reinstalled everything. Eventually I'll get around to cleaning much of the undercarriage and spraying on some Fluid Film.
I removed the bar, 2 retainers and 2 mounting brackets and cleaned off all the guck, degreased all the parts, nuts & bolts, gave everything a thin coat of Fluid Film for rust prevention, and reinstalled everything. Eventually I'll get around to cleaning much of the undercarriage and spraying on some Fluid Film.
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Surprise, surprise...more rust found.
While I had the front wheels off to replace the rotors, gazing up into the fender well, I saw some rust-through on the passenger side splash shield, at the top outer corner and near the bottom. What is that upside-down U-shaped rubber thingy called? Fortunately the driver side is good, I'll just need to replace one splash shield, but both rubber things need to be replaced.
Installation question: It looks like this part mostly just pops in with push-pins, but what's the process to replace it? Is there welding involved?
While I had the front wheels off to replace the rotors, gazing up into the fender well, I saw some rust-through on the passenger side splash shield, at the top outer corner and near the bottom. What is that upside-down U-shaped rubber thingy called? Fortunately the driver side is good, I'll just need to replace one splash shield, but both rubber things need to be replaced.
Installation question: It looks like this part mostly just pops in with push-pins, but what's the process to replace it? Is there welding involved?
The rubber is the upper seal of the splash shield and the clips just hold the the rubber to the sheild
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