Repacking wheel bearings
This post is about repacking wheel bearings using my VK Commodore as the guinea pig however the same principles apply to any hub and axle set-up, be it a caravan, trailer, boat trailer, if it has tapered roller bearings in the hubs please read on and I hope you find it useful. The first item [...]
Replacing front disc brake pads
Easy to do, extremely important to get right! But don’t let that phase you, replacing disc brake pads is and easy job and as long as you are careful all will be good. The vehicle we are doing the brake job on is a 1985 VK Commodore. These brakes are typical of many makes and [...]
Bleeding your brakes
There are a few schools of thought on the best way of bleeding brakes, however I will go through a procedure that I have used for ten years without any dramas. You can even buy a vacuum operated brake bleeder to connect to a air compressor making it a one man (or woman!) job. We’ll [...]
Brake disc machining
If you find that your vehicle has a steering wheel shudder or a ‘pulsating’ brake pedal when slowing down from around 80-90km/hr, more than likely your brake discs or rotors will be warped or not running true. Before you take your vehicle to a workshop to have them machined there is a few things you [...]
VE Commodore set to become American muscle car
Holden’s 1 billion dollar baby is set to become the new Pontiac G8. Conceived over 7 years the VE range was released in July 2006 in Melbourne. General Motors revealed on Febuary 8th that production of the G8 will begin at Elizabeth later in the year and the car will be in the Pontiac showrooms [...]
