SkrapinSask's First Air project(laysframeon26.6") <-- New

[SkrapinSask]

Right now i'm just pulling the front spindles apart because im trading a friend my 22" 2.5 chrome reasonato rand some 2.5 flanges/piping from another project for infinite sand blasting on the mazda. He works in a fabrication shop where they have a sandblasting bay that a car could drive into and has agreed do it all for me in exchange for the exhaust supplies. I have everything apart besides the one bearing on the hub, i have removed the front bearing right underneath the dust cap but i am unaware of how to remove the other bearing. does the large cap with the rubber seal on the inside come off? thanks guys

[itslikewhooa]

as far as I know and I could be wrong but I don't think I am... to remove the inner wheel baring if that's the one your talking about, you actually have to replace it after taking it out... its just about impossible to remove it and re use it.... id suggest replacing all your wheel barrings and seals if there original anyways.

[SkrapinSask]

Alright but if the bearing is damaged when removed how could you succesfully install the new bearing undamaged? the inner cap has to be removable/replacable it order to replace that grease seal i just dont understand how it comes off. pops off?

[itslikewhooa]

ohh do you mean the grease cap on the outer side of the hub?




usually a metal cap like thing over it?? if so yeah that just pops out... you can take a small screw driver and kinda wedge it in on the side and slowly separate it...

[SkrapinSask]

i am aware how the outside comes apart not the inside. i beleieve you may need a tool to pull the inside seal

[itslikewhooa]

ok ok ok that's what I thought you meant the first time... yeah you can't remove that with out destroying it... its a pressed in seal... the best way Ive found to remove them is just using a hook getting in behind it and just yanking it out... and when you put the bearing back in put a new seal in....

[SkrapinSask]

Alright i am planning to weld my front bag brackets this weekend if a friend doesnt bail out on helping me. So far i have done absolutely everything solo and it would be nice to have an extra hand to weld up the front end. I have done a quick mock up with my bags and lower bag bracket and it seams no matter what the re6 bag will make contact with the frame. I had originally purchased the RE6 bags because people had said they didnt need to pocket the frame but its starting to look like i will have to. In the picture i have posted the bag is resting against the frame rail and there is isnt even any room to do up the ball joint bolts. Would anyone suggestt spacing up the inside of the bag plate closer to the frame so it pulls the upper portion of the bag away from the frame? Does anyone have any suggestion in order to set this up properly?

Remember this is the first time i have ever attempted to puta vehicle on air and all the veteran help would be greatly apreciated.



thanks guys

[MazdaDropped]

not good bro , hopefully you can figure it out cuz i got re7s which will make it even worse for me good luck

[SkrapinSask]

you dont even want to know what the re7 would look like in there. it would fully extend 3/4 of the way over the ball joint mounting area very close to the end of the lca

I have them for my rears so i just ran to the garage and snapped a picture for you
check your pm's

[mazdaman82]

you have to cup for re7's for sure but re6's are the same size as my firestone 2600's and i had them in with no rubing and no cup....well i thank they may be a little bigger around really not to sure....if you comw up with a way let us know i want re's next time too

[SkrapinSask]

After looking at all the front bag setup pictures i have saved from the build threads i think that it is going to be easier than i thought. I went back to the garage and took a better look and i should be able to figure out how to position it properly. If anyone else with RE6 bags up front could chime in and let me know any pointers it would be apreciated. thanks!

[itslikewhooa]

hey man let me know what you end up doing.. I'm ordering the RE6's for mine this week... and ill be curious as to how to have to mount them!! thanks

[SkrapinSask]

Alright so after some more time spenting holding every thing in place and wondering how the hell this is going to work i think i may have a slight idea of what im going to do. This part confuses me, In all of the other builds i see the bag plate lifted on the outside near the balljoint but in order for me to have the bag compressed without hitting the frame the inside of the bag plate near the frame has to be raised close to 1" when layed out and this makes it look like there is no way my upper bag plate is going to work because of how far away the top of the bag is when inflated. should i be fuly inflating the bag when mocking up full lift height? i honestly need some one know knows what they are doing to tell me how to set this up properly and yes i have read the how to front bags thread as well as over 100 build threads.



this is the only way the bag can be positioned where it is a few mm from lower balljoint and 5mm from frame rail. should i flip the balljoint just so i can position the bag further away from the frame? As i said i need one of the pro's to chime in.

thanks guys

[MazdaDropped]

i have drop spindles that may help ??? im not a professional and i have no clue what im doing either

[SkrapinSask]

drop spindles would help correct camber with larger rims when on air
when running factory rims with air i am sure drop spindles arent ideal.
thanks but hopefully one of the vets knows!