Rotor Help

[85K10]

Hey guys I am doing a front end job on the 85 K10. Tie rod ends, Ball joints, Ect. Since I am going to have it apart I was going to do Rotors and Breaks. I seen there is a hub/rotor assembley. I found AC Delco Part #AC18A536. Website says will fit but guy I spoke to said the footnotes say it replaces OE number 18028136. I dont know the part number I have so was reaching out to you guys to help with my decision. Will the assembly work for my truck? Its a lot cheaper buying as a combo that seperate. Thanks for the help.

 

[towman]

don't know if it will fit or not, but if your hub is still good just buy new rotors and reuse the hub, the wheel studs are what hold them together

 

[bucket]

It should fit, I doubt they would still sell hubs for the '76 and earlier with the smaller bearings. I think that's the only two types of 6-lug hubs that were available.

But yeah, if there's nothing wrong with your hubs, just get new rotors.

 

[WHEELMAN]

i do not know how many of you guys know this..but some times..amazon.com

has the parts that you need.some times they are shipped from them.or shipped from autoparts..that sell through them to make extra money..

but the neat thing about amazon..some times.the parts are way less and they give you free shipping on some parts and no taxes.i just bought a electric fuel pump.for my express van saved way over a hundred dollars.

from what it sold for local at auto parts.been buying things for my two pickups on there too.check them out..and see what you find..

 

[WHEELMAN]

i just went to amazon.com they had the ac delco rotor ac18a53a for 89.95
sold through them-free shipping and no tax..they had others too.i know nothing about four wheel drive..raybestos 56299r rotor and hub.108.72 i did not check to see if what when and where..what price.had you got local or where ever.

they ship.through ups..you get what ever pretty quick...hope this helps you out

 

[Limey]

Hi James, I read your post. I am looking to replace the rotors and brakes on my 85 K10, and was wondering the same thing. Should I buy the one piece hub rotor combo, or try and re-use my old hub? What advice do you have? What did you end up replacing?
Did you replace the bearings? Or did you simply just tighten them?

Any advice would be welcome,

thanks

Paul

 

[Irishman999]

Hi James, I read your post. I am looking to replace the rotors and brakes on my 85 K10, and was wondering the same thing. Should I buy the one piece hub rotor combo, or try and re-use my old hub? What advice do you have? What did you end up replacing?
Did you replace the bearings? Or did you simply just tighten them?

Any advice would be welcome,

thanks

Paul

I found a couple threads that you could look through-

http://www.gmsquarebody.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1116

http://www.gmsquarebody.com/forum/showthread.php?t=115

Replacing rotors and hubs depends on a few things, you more than likely dont have too. If the brakes ended up metal to metal you might need to replace rotors, thats going to require getting the studs pressed out and having the two separated, that costs money because you are paying a shop to do it. For a little more money you might as well just get a whole new hub and rotor assembly.

If you are just putting brakes on the truck and not as concerned about everything looking brand new just pull the whole thing off and find a Napa auto parts or any other real parts store with a real brake lathe. I think they charged 60 bucks to turn mine.

As cheap as everything is for these trucks just replace everything! Bearings, calipers, rubber hoses, master cylinder all that ****. The way I handle jobs like this is stockpile parts I get online for cheap and dedicate a weekend to restore everything. For example my 1990 2wd needs brakes bad, instead of just doing brakes I am tearing it all the way down to do some neoprene control arm bushings, paint the control arms, install new ball joints, replace bearings and maybe even get new rotors and hubs just so everything is clean and brand new looking. Rockauto will be your friend in all this, they have AC Delco parts for cheap. You can go with brands like Autozone for stuff like calipers and master cylinders, they work fine but are not the same quality. 3 or 4 years later my 85 is still running around with the same autozone brake parts on it.

 

[89Suburban]

Hi James, I read your post. I am looking to replace the rotors and brakes on my 85 K10, and was wondering the same thing. Should I buy the one piece hub rotor combo, or try and re-use my old hub? What advice do you have? What did you end up replacing?
Did you replace the bearings? Or did you simply just tighten them?

Any advice would be welcome,

thanks

Paul

Welcome aboard Paul. Hope you find what you need here to help you along.