XC92
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- Jul 22, 2020
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As on any old car the steering knuckles on my '92 Talon are rusty, dirty and nasty-looking, and after cleaning, derusting and painting or replacing everything else on the front end (and most of the rear end including the trailing arms), I'd like to clean, derust and paint them too.
They're already off the car to do all this other work and I'm also going to take apart the whole assembly to replace the bearings and seals, making it much easier to get all of it cleaned up and painted without worrying about masking and overspray.
What I'm wondering is how hot they get, especially where the caliper bracket connects to it. Do I need to use caliper paint, or is regular metal paint and primer good enough? If I do use caliper paint (I have half a can left over after doing all 4 calipers), should I prime them first, or use the paint by itself?
Also, while I'm at it, is it ok to paint the tone ring black, or does it need to stay as is?
Btw, everything else is now cleaned up and painted or replaced. I mean EVERYTHING, tie rods, stabilizer bar, struts, control arms, ball joints, connecting links, subframe, wheel well, etc. All that's left is the knuckle/hub assembly.
Ok, and the brake hose and brackets. Need to replace those too.
They're already off the car to do all this other work and I'm also going to take apart the whole assembly to replace the bearings and seals, making it much easier to get all of it cleaned up and painted without worrying about masking and overspray.
What I'm wondering is how hot they get, especially where the caliper bracket connects to it. Do I need to use caliper paint, or is regular metal paint and primer good enough? If I do use caliper paint (I have half a can left over after doing all 4 calipers), should I prime them first, or use the paint by itself?
Also, while I'm at it, is it ok to paint the tone ring black, or does it need to stay as is?
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Btw, everything else is now cleaned up and painted or replaced. I mean EVERYTHING, tie rods, stabilizer bar, struts, control arms, ball joints, connecting links, subframe, wheel well, etc. All that's left is the knuckle/hub assembly.
Ok, and the brake hose and brackets. Need to replace those too.
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