While back I posted about my ills with a shop installing an SSBC kit on my ’63. I had it in the shop for a sure-grip problem and as I was planning on a disk brake conversion they said why don’t ya let us do it? I had been traveling like nuts then so thought ok, why not. MISTAKE. The rework I had to do on this botched job was crazy; longer story. I bitched to the shop about it getting the sound of crickets.
Anyway, I’ve driven the car around 3,500 miles and thought I should repack the rotor bearings. Was the plan last spring, but other projects interrupted. I did the right and noticed wow, grease must be expensive as the packing was not so much. Wish that would a been the only thing.
When removing the caliper on the left, noticed some rotor play. Thought might be the rotor wasn’t torqued properly. Well ahh, tapping out the inner bearing seal was SHOCKED to find the bearing caved in on two sides! Never friggin came across anything like this in my years doing this sort of work. Where the cage is caved in I saw punch marks, obviously causing the damage. Well G-dammit, what sort of ‘mechanic’ would think of installing a damaged bearing like this? And this shop is highly reputed! Hmm, couldn’t spend the 10-bucks for another bearing?
Upon further looking, the inner/outer bearing races in the rotor bore are not concentric, they’re offset one – one way and other, other way. My install manual does NOT list any of the part #’s so called SSBC about what da hell parts these are so I can get new ones. Informed I can only get them from – them. They tell me they ‘modify’ the rotors for their kit. Don’t know if the damaged bearing caused this, highly doubt it, or the rotor was ‘modified-machined’ shitty to begin with. Either way, this caved-in bearing went in like this at the shop.
Yeah, I’m sending the shop these **** parts to shove up their *** with my comments on their work quality, again, since just about everything they did was - ****. I know I won’t hear back. If anyone is contemplating a performance shop in the greater Kenosha WI area, send me a PM and I’ll suggest AVOIDING this shop.
Anyway, I’ve driven the car around 3,500 miles and thought I should repack the rotor bearings. Was the plan last spring, but other projects interrupted. I did the right and noticed wow, grease must be expensive as the packing was not so much. Wish that would a been the only thing.
When removing the caliper on the left, noticed some rotor play. Thought might be the rotor wasn’t torqued properly. Well ahh, tapping out the inner bearing seal was SHOCKED to find the bearing caved in on two sides! Never friggin came across anything like this in my years doing this sort of work. Where the cage is caved in I saw punch marks, obviously causing the damage. Well G-dammit, what sort of ‘mechanic’ would think of installing a damaged bearing like this? And this shop is highly reputed! Hmm, couldn’t spend the 10-bucks for another bearing?
Upon further looking, the inner/outer bearing races in the rotor bore are not concentric, they’re offset one – one way and other, other way. My install manual does NOT list any of the part #’s so called SSBC about what da hell parts these are so I can get new ones. Informed I can only get them from – them. They tell me they ‘modify’ the rotors for their kit. Don’t know if the damaged bearing caused this, highly doubt it, or the rotor was ‘modified-machined’ shitty to begin with. Either way, this caved-in bearing went in like this at the shop.
Yeah, I’m sending the shop these **** parts to shove up their *** with my comments on their work quality, again, since just about everything they did was - ****. I know I won’t hear back. If anyone is contemplating a performance shop in the greater Kenosha WI area, send me a PM and I’ll suggest AVOIDING this shop.
