NEED HELP with 90 Mustang front rotors.....

[The Man]

ok, long story short. I purchased some 5 lug rotors from a Lincoln, i think 86 Mark 7, i forget but Reiko might remember. I also got new bearing and seals.

Well, passenger side went in without a glitch...i think, im gonna recheck it tomorrow to check if its seated.

Now, the driver side is fucked up. Upon removal of the 4 lug rotor i noticed that the spindal had some nicks on it, I cant imagine what the previous owner did to it to make the nicks that he did. Anyways, when I install the rotor assembly on the spindal and tighten it down, its like the bolt is bottoming out and the rotor still isnt seated. I litterally have it as tight as it will go, and the rotor still rocks and isnt tight.

WTF is going on here? did i miss something? on the rear of the rotor, is the rear bearing suppose to be flush with the seal or in about 1/4 inch? is my front bearing going to deep ? maybe wrong front bearing or something?

thanks

 

[1BADAIR]

are the bearing races installed?

 

[The Man]

preinstalled on the rotors when i got them, so yeah they are on there.

 

[igotaneed4speed]

if its a previous 4 cylinder car the spindle is a different size i think.

 

[The Man]

nope stock GT.

 

[QuickLX]

Take the rotor off that seems to fit ok and see how it is on the problematic side. If it feels good installed on the other side, I would make sure that you have the correct bearings.

 

[91Notch]

if its a previous 4 cylinder car the spindle is a different size i think.

correct

87-93 4 cyl spindle is diff than the V8 one

 

[SVTSINR]

nope stock GT.

What year stock GT?

79-86 is smaller then 87-93.

 

[The Man]

90...

i just dont undrestand this at all. i hope i didnt get the wrong rotors or something, im hoping its just a bearing issue or something.

 

[Rickety]

Are you missing that big washer under the nut???

Shoot me a buzz later....I'll walk ya through it...

$50/minute tho....

90...

i just dont undrestand this at all. i hope i didnt get the wrong rotors or something, im hoping its just a bearing issue or something.

 

[The Man]

yeah i used the washer between the bearing and nut, but the nut tightens all the way down to the end of the threads, and the rotor still spins and is loose.