What did you do to your V today?
10-10-2016, 08:03 AM
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- Drilled out the end link mounting tabs on the "new" front control arms so I could install my end links.
- Used a hydraulic press and an air chisel to knock apart an old wheel bearing / hub assembly so I have just the hub to use as a guide for drilling out new brake rotors. Didn't really need the air chisel, but it made it easy to pop things off.
The back cover I just pried off with a screwdriver (working my way around the circumference). Once that's off you'll see the toothed ring for the ABS (top center). It's press fit onto the inner end of the hub, and was taken off with the air chisel. Next are the 2 half circle pieces that you can see at top right and in the middle - I don't know what one would call those, but they're what actually hold the hub in place inside the wheel bearing. They fit into a groove in the hub and ride on the inner race. Again, knocked those loose with the air chisel. Once those were out, the hub pressed right out. Top left is the outer dust shield, which was on the hub once the hub came out of the bearing assembly.
This particular hub assembly wore out and came off the car a number of years ago. The inner bearing still looks good - you can see the tan-colored grease on the bearing. Not shown is the outer bearing, which was toast - grease was all black.
- Used a hydraulic press and an air chisel to knock apart an old wheel bearing / hub assembly so I have just the hub to use as a guide for drilling out new brake rotors. Didn't really need the air chisel, but it made it easy to pop things off.
The back cover I just pried off with a screwdriver (working my way around the circumference). Once that's off you'll see the toothed ring for the ABS (top center). It's press fit onto the inner end of the hub, and was taken off with the air chisel. Next are the 2 half circle pieces that you can see at top right and in the middle - I don't know what one would call those, but they're what actually hold the hub in place inside the wheel bearing. They fit into a groove in the hub and ride on the inner race. Again, knocked those loose with the air chisel. Once those were out, the hub pressed right out. Top left is the outer dust shield, which was on the hub once the hub came out of the bearing assembly.
This particular hub assembly wore out and came off the car a number of years ago. The inner bearing still looks good - you can see the tan-colored grease on the bearing. Not shown is the outer bearing, which was toast - grease was all black.
10-11-2016, 09:31 PM
#927
Can confirm. This was mine right after the F14 installation:
Eventually I wound up getting my surrounds painted black and clearcoated. Not sure whether that would look better with gold wheels. Btw, you can order smoked sidemarkers on eBay for $40. Be forwarned that you'll need super high power LEDs to compensate for how dark they are.
Eventually I wound up getting my surrounds painted black and clearcoated. Not sure whether that would look better with gold wheels. Btw, you can order smoked sidemarkers on eBay for $40. Be forwarned that you'll need super high power LEDs to compensate for how dark they are.
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10-12-2016, 08:42 AM
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Can confirm. This was mine right after the F14 installation:
Eventually I wound up getting my surrounds painted black and clearcoated. Not sure whether that would look better with gold wheels. Btw, you can order smoked sidemarkers on eBay for $40. Be forwarned that you'll need super high power LEDs to compensate for how dark they are.
Eventually I wound up getting my surrounds painted black and clearcoated. Not sure whether that would look better with gold wheels. Btw, you can order smoked sidemarkers on eBay for $40. Be forwarned that you'll need super high power LEDs to compensate for how dark they are.
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10-21-2016, 09:06 PM
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Washed a couple weeks of grime off it, including plenty of rubber streaks from last weekend's event at Watkins Glen.
In the process of cleaning the wheels, discovered this little unwelcome surprise:
That particular wheel does have some rather nasty curb rash on the lip at the base of that pair of spokes. The rash happened a while ago (long enough that I don't even remember how), so it wasn't a direct cause, but perhaps that got things started some time ago? It's been a few weeks since I washed the car, so I'm fairly certain the crack has to have finally become visible in that time - I definitely would've seen it while I was washing the wheels on previous occasions. And it may have even happened this week, because I had these wheels on/off the car a couple times for the event up at Watkins Glen, and I might have noticed the crack at that point. I even ran these for the first session on the first day; I wasn't pushing too hard, but maybe that 20min of stress was enough to push an existing flaw over the edge?
Of course I just mounted new tires on these wheels a couple weeks ago.
In the process of cleaning the wheels, discovered this little unwelcome surprise:
That particular wheel does have some rather nasty curb rash on the lip at the base of that pair of spokes. The rash happened a while ago (long enough that I don't even remember how), so it wasn't a direct cause, but perhaps that got things started some time ago? It's been a few weeks since I washed the car, so I'm fairly certain the crack has to have finally become visible in that time - I definitely would've seen it while I was washing the wheels on previous occasions. And it may have even happened this week, because I had these wheels on/off the car a couple times for the event up at Watkins Glen, and I might have noticed the crack at that point. I even ran these for the first session on the first day; I wasn't pushing too hard, but maybe that 20min of stress was enough to push an existing flaw over the edge?
Of course I just mounted new tires on these wheels a couple weeks ago.
10-22-2016, 07:54 AM
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Linea Corse Venetos. I've only seen one other report of issues with these wheels, and that was 5 years ago and a completely different type of cracking (along the inner lip rather than on one of the spokes) - http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...to-wheels.html.
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10-26-2016, 01:03 PM
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Linea Corse Venetos. I've only seen one other report of issues with these wheels, and that was 5 years ago and a completely different type of cracking (along the inner lip rather than on one of the spokes) - http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...to-wheels.html.
10-26-2016, 03:01 PM
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Changed the oil and filter today with Mobil 1 high mileage 5w30 and Mobil 1 filter. I also rotated the tires while I was at it. I am sending an oil sample off to get tested at BlackStone.
10-26-2016, 07:49 PM
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(First session on day 2 was about the same temp, but I went out on the R-comps. I think the car felt better on the R-comps than it did on the summer tires; I know those sorts of temps aren't ideal for either set of tires, but I would've thought the street tires would handle it a little better. The fact that the summers were brand new - only about 300mi on them - I'm sure didn't help.)