The I'm-Learning-As-I-Go 1965 Valiant Post
So last week I bled the brakes. Don't have much pictures because, with exception of bleeding the master, was a messy job. Sorry but my camera's not going to go anywhere near dripping brake fluid. ^_^
Took some of the cunifer line I had left over, made two brake bleeding lines:
Once I bled the master, bled in order: Rear Right, Rear Left, Front Right, Front Left, starting with the ones farthest from the master. And repeated it once more to make sure all the air was out of the lines.
The next task was replacing the broken parking brake handle. Getting out the roll pin was a bit of a nightmare - like most things on the car probably had not come out since it was manufactured... and it was stubborn as a biznatch.
We tried various ideas - my friend Dave suggested using the double flare nut tool to press out the pin by sandwiching a machine screw between the press and the roll pin. But it was too many loose items to balance, and none of it really worked out.
So based on my previous presses, I made this mini press out of 1/2 ply:
And mounted it on the broken lever handle:
And as I tightened it, it nearly snapped in half. And the roll pin was nowhere near to being pushed out.
Then it occurred to me that another tool I had for bicycles might work with the flaring tool. So I disassembled the flaring tool:
Brought out my Park chain breaker, disassembled the pin press:
And what do you know, the diameter and thread were a perfect match:
Attempt no. 1209481:
And it's out! woohoo!!
Little bit of wire brushing the old roll pin, and put the new handle from a 63 Valiant donor car:
So last week I bled the brakes. Don't have much pictures because, with exception of bleeding the master, was a messy job. Sorry but my camera's not going to go anywhere near dripping brake fluid. ^_^
Took some of the cunifer line I had left over, made two brake bleeding lines:
Once I bled the master, bled in order: Rear Right, Rear Left, Front Right, Front Left, starting with the ones farthest from the master. And repeated it once more to make sure all the air was out of the lines.
The next task was replacing the broken parking brake handle. Getting out the roll pin was a bit of a nightmare - like most things on the car probably had not come out since it was manufactured... and it was stubborn as a biznatch.
We tried various ideas - my friend Dave suggested using the double flare nut tool to press out the pin by sandwiching a machine screw between the press and the roll pin. But it was too many loose items to balance, and none of it really worked out.
So based on my previous presses, I made this mini press out of 1/2 ply:
And mounted it on the broken lever handle:
And as I tightened it, it nearly snapped in half. And the roll pin was nowhere near to being pushed out.
Then it occurred to me that another tool I had for bicycles might work with the flaring tool. So I disassembled the flaring tool:
Brought out my Park chain breaker, disassembled the pin press:
And what do you know, the diameter and thread were a perfect match:
Attempt no. 1209481:
And it's out! woohoo!!
Little bit of wire brushing the old roll pin, and put the new handle from a 63 Valiant donor car: