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568 hits | 63.73 KB | Posted: 4/29/07
Load the bearing packer and apply the grease gun to really load those bearings with synthetic grease.
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559 hits | 58.97 KB | Posted: 4/29/07
Load the bearing contact areas, in the rotor hub, with grease too and then install the bearings.
(Posted in: Front pads & grease wheel bearings)

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567 hits | 56.56 KB | Posted: 4/29/07
If you can't get the new inner seal to seat like this, place a large rubber mallet over it and pound the mallet with a hammer. That will spread the blows evenly and seat it easily, I find.
(Posted in: Front pads & grease wheel bearings)

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589 hits | 63.55 KB | Posted: 4/29/07
As rusty as my rotor looked (it's a salt-belt thing) it had no serrations or heat scoring and plenty of thickness left. So a little scuffing with an abrasive pad will help bed the new pads into the rotor surface.
(Posted in: Front pads & grease wheel bearings)

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588 hits | 64.81 KB | Posted: 4/29/07
I like the way these Lincoln calipers just tuck in on top of the lower A arm so nicely. I use a welding C-lamp vice grip to depress the piston back into the caliper for clearance for the new, thicker pads.
(Posted in: Front pads & grease wheel bearings)

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624 hits | 74.95 KB | Posted: 4/29/07
A little brake grease on the back of the pads, spread over the contact points will stop any squealing. I did the same for the outer pad and lathered the slider bolt (and it's threads) with the grease too.
(Posted in: Front pads & grease wheel bearings)

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593 hits | 57.15 KB | Posted: 4/29/07
Pop the spring loaded inner pad into place.
(Posted in: Front pads & grease wheel bearings)

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583 hits | 60.28 KB | Posted: 4/29/07
These Lincoln Town Car brakes are possibly the nicest, easiest pad change I've ever done on a car !
(Posted in: Front pads & grease wheel bearings)

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548 hits | 58.11 KB | Posted: 7/23/08
New calipers, rotors and Carbon Fiber pads. They made a difference to mileage, meaning the calipers had to be dragging the pads on the old rotors. New synthetic grease and seals too.
(Posted in: Front pads & grease wheel bearings)

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600 hits | 92.49 KB | Posted: 8/13/08
Carbon fiber pads are quieter than original and work very well to date
(Posted in: Front pads & grease wheel bearings)

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524 hits | 76.92 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
My 90' doesn't even sound like a V-8 it's so whisper quiet. Not on start up, idle or even acceleration. Also I wanted more flow as I'm great out to the end of my 3" cat, but the weedy 2" tailpipe, with kinks, limits which 2" muffler you can use. No m...
(Posted in: Hooker Areochamber muffler)

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476 hits | 32.71 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
Every Chev and his dog exit through Flowmasters, I wanted to sound different than just more droning noise for the sake of being a Chev. This Hooker Areochamber outflows "ANY" Flowmaster and sounds deeper, yet doesn't drone at cruise.
(Posted in: Hooker Areochamber muffler)

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554 hits | 36.37 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
The part # you ask ? The size is 2 1/2", but the body size and inlet/exits are clocked perfectly for the Lincoln. Even the outer dimensions are nearly identical, so it will fit. Got the hanger covered too, so I can use the stock rubber isolators.
(Posted in: Hooker Areochamber muffler)

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794 hits | 39.86 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
Yeah, that's daylight you're looking at, out the end. The guys on the Bronco forum are thrilled with this muffler compared to Flowmasters. I'm going on faith it won't be too loud. The 3" cat and ridiculous tailpipe routing should also help keep it ac...
(Posted in: Hooker Areochamber muffler)

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485 hits | 31.24 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
The case is fairly heavy and well built from the look and feel of it.
(Posted in: Hooker Areochamber muffler)

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471 hits | 49.02 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
The OD (outside diameter) really is nearly 2 11/16" meaning 2 1/2" clamps are almost out, as I intend to "expand" the tailpipe "over" the muffler, not stick it inside the muffler (as I'm clamping, not welding the muffler in).
(Posted in: Hooker Areochamber muffler)

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439 hits | 48.11 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
With the tailpipe being clamped "over" the muffler stub I'll be using these 2 3/4" clamps.
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526 hits | 47.17 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
As you can see, the 2 3/4" clamps are none too big even before the tailpipe slides over this muffler stub.
(Posted in: Hooker Areochamber muffler)

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518 hits | 37.04 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
Here's a shot of the Areochamber, with the Dynomax mandrel bent 2 1/2" tailpipe and the reducer (okay increaser) and the 3" turndown.
(Posted in: Hooker Areochamber muffler)

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472 hits | 32.66 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
It's truly amazing how well this Impala SS tailpipe makes all the right turns and bends for our panthers. The real beauty is the mandrel bends on 2 1/2" pipe, not 2 1/4" Chev piping or 2" (1 7/8"?) Lincoln piping.
(Posted in: Hooker Areochamber muffler)

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522 hits | 45.76 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
This is how I'll utilize the stock Lincoln rubber isolated hangers, to hang the much larger, non-stock muffler. Read up on how to build this hanger under "using the stock hangers"
(Posted in: Hooker Areochamber muffler)

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413 hits | 45.76 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
This little trick will allow me to utilize the stock Lincoln rubber isolated hangers to support the Areochamber muffler.
(Posted in: Using the stock hangers)

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445 hits | 70.17 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
To say it's easy to build would be an understatement. Just bend the 3/8" mild steel rod in the vice with hammers.
(Posted in: Using the stock hangers)

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417 hits | 55.5 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
I bent almost no drop in this one because the Hooker muffler is a little bit thicker than stock and I don't want it hanging down "AT ALL".
(Posted in: Using the stock hangers)

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496 hits | 58.25 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
Next step, add 2 3/4" muffler clamp...

(Posted in: Using the stock hangers)

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406 hits | 55.58 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
Note the offset on this one. I've already done this once before with a 2 1/4" to 2" GMC (4.3 truck) muffler and that offset is nearly perfect to position an aftermarket muffler in the stock location.
(Posted in: Using the stock hangers)

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490 hits | 55.78 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
Quick trip to my welding buddy and it's secured for life. (thanks Kevin B)
(Posted in: Using the stock hangers)

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441 hits | 48.01 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
Kevin's welds don't break
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520 hits | 43 KB | Posted: 8/3/07
This should have no trouble supporting everything while utilizing the stock rubber isolaters for no squeaks or creaks. Total cost? $2.00 CDN
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654 hits | 53.64 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
There's the old uber-kinked 2 " Lincoln replacement tailpipe. Next to it is the Impala SS mandrel bent 2 1/2" unit from Dynomax. Pretty darn close to perfect match.
(Posted in: Sixlitre "cat-back" install day)

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570 hits | 58.8 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
To begin, after unbolting the old connector pipe, we bolted on the 3" to 2 1/2" reducer flange loosely.
(Posted in: Sixlitre "cat-back" install day)

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612 hits | 74.25 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
After hanging the new Dynomax Impala SS tailpipe loosely over the axle, my pipe bending buddy decided the hanger/clamp I made could use some mods to make it even better.
(Posted in: Sixlitre "cat-back" install day)

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568 hits | 72.16 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
He's one smart cookie on exhausts and an expert with a torch. In no time flat he had it bent the way we needed. So pattern yours after this one, not the earlier pic.
(Posted in: Sixlitre "cat-back" install day)

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610 hits | 58.58 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
Wish I had more lighting, but squint away and you can see how well the hanger/clamp positions the 2 1/2" Hooker Aerochamber muffler on the stock rubber (90') hangers
(Posted in: Sixlitre "cat-back" install day)

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530 hits | 51.97 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
He bent a bit of 2 1/2" pipe and slipped it into the Hooker muffler.
(Posted in: Sixlitre "cat-back" install day)

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619 hits | 54.4 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
Keep in mind these bends are not mandrel bent, but he managed to keep everything flowing nicely and tight to the body.
(Posted in: Sixlitre "cat-back" install day)

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579 hits | 46.73 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
Once the muffler was clamped in and the tailpipe was positioned where we wanted it, he welded up the connector pipe to the reducer bolted to the cat. After that I added the Ultra seal gasket and some Ultra copper sealant and bolted it together with t...
(Posted in: Sixlitre "cat-back" install day)

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630 hits | 54.7 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
Couldn't resist my resonator style 3" turndown. He liked it too and welded it up to a piece of 2 1/2" and the reducer (okay increaser). Take note we had to do this because we were short @ 8"
(Posted in: Sixlitre "cat-back" install day)

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643 hits | 74.55 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
Here it is in place. Loved that uber-handy hanger clamp he produced for the rear part of the tailpipe ! This things sounds GREAT. Quiet burble at idle and start up, ZERO drone at cruise (heck you can barely make out any noise "inside" the car). Great...
(Posted in: Sixlitre "cat-back" install day)

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548 hits | 56.58 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
Pretty convoluted set of 90 degree hose turns to get the heater fed from the pipes running across/over and under the intake.
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525 hits | 114.92 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
They don't "give them away" at the stealership either I can assure you !
(Posted in: Weird heater hoses)

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542 hits | 80.47 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
Just the same, they're in the trunk when I leave the county ! Here's the part numbers on one.
(Posted in: Weird heater hoses)

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535 hits | 74.27 KB | Posted: 8/10/07
Here's the other
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759 hits | 57.19 KB | Posted: 2/24/08
The small corner block houses the fuel pump relay
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753 hits | 48.87 KB | Posted: 2/24/08
This one pops off independent of the other
(Posted in: Fuel pump relay)