BRAKE DUST SHIELD REMOVAL
Since I'm converting to the 87+ brakes, I need to
remove the dust shields. What better time to do this with the steering knuckle
off the car! I'm pretty sure you can do this with it on the car, just not as
convenient. The pictures below are with the strut assembly off. Don't worry, you
definitely don't have to do that for this.
Front Removal
1) Loosen wheel nuts. Raise and support the corner of the car you are working on. Remove wheel.
2) Remove two 17mm bolts holding caliper and mounting
bracket to the rotor. Support the caliper on the strut assembly so as not to damage the brake line.
3) Remove rotor by jiggling and pulling it off.
4) Now you should see three Torx bolts holding the
dust shield to the steering knuckle. You can also use a 10mm socket to get these
loose. Here's a pic of the bolts, there's a third one on the opposite side as
well. You have to go at these at an angle, because the hub is in the way. It
also took a pair of pliers on the nut driver to get these loose.
5) Now the dust shield should be loose. However, you
can't just pull it off over the hub. So you need to cut a slot in it so you can.
Do that in the spot below with a Dremel tool.
6) Ended up having to cut off more than indicated
above, since the metal was not as flexible as I thought. Used the side-cutting
bit on a Rotozip. Here's the dust shields off, to show you how much you need to cut off.
