1974 Plymouth Valiant Scamp - Restoration is a strong word
That "brake fluid change" went really sideways, and I ended up removing 3 of the 4 corners because they had problems, or something looked suspect. Two corners had the shoes reversed, and 3 of the wheel cylinders had evidence of prior leaks and I couldn't tell if they had been rebuilt or not, so I pulled them apart. Then I noticed the master cylinder was dirty as hell, so I pulled that too, disassembled, cleaned, honed and put it back together. There was some pitting inside, but I think it cleared the path of the seals. I'll keep and eye on it just in case. The braking system is all back together, wheel bearings re-packed and all the bleeders are slightly cracked open so they can gravity bleed. Maybe. If that doesn't work, which I'm not super hopeful, I'll enlist some help from my kid tomorrow.
On my only drive around the block a month ago, I heard a scraping sound from under the car. I'm almost certain is was the right rear brakes. The parking brake bracket, spring and retainer were all floating in the drum and showed signs of scraping.
I also removed the dash pad. That was fun. /s I carved my arms up pretty good in the process. I may take my time figuring out if I want to source a new one, a repop, or try some DIY method.
Tomorrow, I'll get the turn signal switch installed, and I'll temp hook up the instrument panel to see what does or doesn't work.
That "brake fluid change" went really sideways, and I ended up removing 3 of the 4 corners because they had problems, or something looked suspect. Two corners had the shoes reversed, and 3 of the wheel cylinders had evidence of prior leaks and I couldn't tell if they had been rebuilt or not, so I pulled them apart. Then I noticed the master cylinder was dirty as hell, so I pulled that too, disassembled, cleaned, honed and put it back together. There was some pitting inside, but I think it cleared the path of the seals. I'll keep and eye on it just in case. The braking system is all back together, wheel bearings re-packed and all the bleeders are slightly cracked open so they can gravity bleed. Maybe. If that doesn't work, which I'm not super hopeful, I'll enlist some help from my kid tomorrow.
On my only drive around the block a month ago, I heard a scraping sound from under the car. I'm almost certain is was the right rear brakes. The parking brake bracket, spring and retainer were all floating in the drum and showed signs of scraping.
I also removed the dash pad. That was fun. /s I carved my arms up pretty good in the process. I may take my time figuring out if I want to source a new one, a repop, or try some DIY method.
Tomorrow, I'll get the turn signal switch installed, and I'll temp hook up the instrument panel to see what does or doesn't work.