Betty Boop's Bearings & Brakes
05-02-2013, 05:13 PM
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Betty Boop's Bearings & Brakes
Few weeks ago I started to change the brakes on Betty Boop. While working on the rear-right I inspected
the bearing and there was a bit of a play there, the rear-left was worse. She has 129,000 miles I figured it was
about right for them to go bad. Two years ago I replaced the front-left with an old one I had in my stash. I figure, it
would be a great time to get all four of them replaced with new ones.
While I was removing the hub, I noticed the monospring bushings were too dry and play on the control rods
bushings. These bushings were installed in May 2008, this is the second time I've encountered VBP's bushings
to contract. I was already ordering few parts from Summit Racing , and added the bushings to the order.
Now is the part were many of you are going to love
Like I mentioned SKF does not make hubs for the C4, but they do for the Camaro. A reliable source told me
the Camaro's SKF bearing do work on C4s. This person races his Vette, and the bearings never failed. If they are
good for a racer, they got to be great for Betty Boop. They fit using the same hardware.
The Camaro calls for 63 lbs-ft
I installed the nuts, and were hand-tight. there is no need to install those nuts, those
bolts will not come loose. The Camaro doesn't use nuts.
the bearing and there was a bit of a play there, the rear-left was worse. She has 129,000 miles I figured it was
about right for them to go bad. Two years ago I replaced the front-left with an old one I had in my stash. I figure, it
would be a great time to get all four of them replaced with new ones.
While I was removing the hub, I noticed the monospring bushings were too dry and play on the control rods
bushings. These bushings were installed in May 2008, this is the second time I've encountered VBP's bushings
to contract. I was already ordering few parts from Summit Racing , and added the bushings to the order.
Now is the part were many of you are going to love
Like I mentioned SKF does not make hubs for the C4, but they do for the Camaro. A reliable source told me
the Camaro's SKF bearing do work on C4s. This person races his Vette, and the bearings never failed. If they are
good for a racer, they got to be great for Betty Boop. They fit using the same hardware.
The Camaro calls for 63 lbs-ft
I installed the nuts, and were hand-tight. there is no need to install those nuts, those
bolts will not come loose. The Camaro doesn't use nuts.
05-02-2013, 07:03 PM
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Lots of pretty parts there...and nice documentation of the Camaro swap! 
05-02-2013, 07:07 PM
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Way over my head Pete.
But I'll give a
But I'll give a
05-02-2013, 07:29 PM
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Nice writeup Pete.
05-02-2013, 07:49 PM
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Now is the part were many of you are going to love
Like I mentioned SKF does not make hubs for the C4, but they do for the Camaro. A reliable source told me
the Camaro's SKF bearing do work on C4s. This person races his Vette, and the bearings never failed. If they are
good for a racer, they got to be great for Betty Boop. They fit using the same hardware.
Like I mentioned SKF does not make hubs for the C4, but they do for the Camaro. A reliable source told me
the Camaro's SKF bearing do work on C4s. This person races his Vette, and the bearings never failed. If they are
good for a racer, they got to be great for Betty Boop. They fit using the same hardware.
05-02-2013, 08:41 PM
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Pete you always do such fantastic well documented write ups. They really should have their own sticky. Thanks so much for sharing all of this with everyone. You’re one of the guys who make the C4 section so great
PS like the can of Dog & Cat food
PS like the can of Dog & Cat food
05-02-2013, 08:56 PM
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Excellent write-up! Thanks for posting the info Pete. 
05-02-2013, 11:38 PM
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Excellent job, Pete.
Are the Camaro hubs good on all 4 corners, or just the fronts?
Also, what year Camaros?
Are the Camaro hubs good on all 4 corners, or just the fronts?
Also, what year Camaros?
05-03-2013, 01:25 AM
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05-03-2013, 07:36 AM
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Nice write up and great work as usual Pete. One question though, why work off of jack stands when you have a lift?
05-03-2013, 11:29 AM
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Like I mentioned SKF does not make hubs for the C4, but they do for the Camaro. A reliable source told me
the Camaro's SKF bearing do work on C4s. This person races his Vette, and the bearings never failed. If they are
good for a racer, they got to be great for Betty Boop. They fit using the same hardware.
the Camaro's SKF bearing do work on C4s. This person races his Vette, and the bearings never failed. If they are
good for a racer, they got to be great for Betty Boop. They fit using the same hardware.
05-03-2013, 12:20 PM
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05-03-2013, 11:56 PM
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Now that is a good write-up!
If you don't mind me asking, any reason you chose SKF over Timken?
I need to replace the rear hubs on my 89 soon, just can't decide which brand to buy. This will be for a street driven car.
Thanks
Joel
If you don't mind me asking, any reason you chose SKF over Timken?
I need to replace the rear hubs on my 89 soon, just can't decide which brand to buy. This will be for a street driven car.
Thanks
Joel