Stop in for a cup of coffee
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mornin guys, got up. cut the grass, organized the garage and got all of the passenger suspension off.. not a bad morning.. started getting warm out though so i'm done. luckily it all came out east enough cept the kotter pins.. got a new air gun and it blew right threw them 
Really love this thing after using a 30 year old one that would barely do tired
Really love this thing after using a 30 year old one that would barely do tired
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Not off top of my head
Sorry bud. I’m still pissed myself about having to be in New York staring next week and having to miss it.
Let me know for sure if you’re going or not and I’ll cancel the reservations so they don’t charge for no shows
im not going.......this year
Ok sorry bud really.
You 25 and media mail PM me your e mail again I can send send a invoice to.
WTF!!!! Total frustration. This pin will not press in, there is no shoulder, it is flush
Plus the front brakes were heavy duty police. Center spring on bottom not in new kit…..
Plus the front brakes were heavy duty police. Center spring on bottom not in new kit…..
Done with mower...for today. Welded a patch on. Wire brushed/sanded entire inside and sprayed with Rust Reformer. Used Black Jack Neoprene caulk inside to level out new patched area and a few old pitted areas so they don't hold crud. Also found one more hole while wire wheeling. Was not ambitious enough to weld anymore, so it got caulked. LOL. Will let all that dry overnight and hit the whole thing with gloss black tomorrow.
Looks like its in. ??
Doesn’t stay in just flops around so you can’t connect adjuster or spring
See if you can remove the pins from the old shoes and see if those work.
Got a welder?
I have 2 different packs and none of them have a small shoulder that clicks in like seen on youtube.................I don't get it???
According to the service manual the fronts are heavy duty police, not even sure if this kit will work
So... I'm cornfuzed. Why do the new ones need the pins? Show old and new shoe side by side.
I have no idea what difference is, but kits are generally one size fits some. (but rarely the one you are actually working on)
And as for youtube. Yes, I use it all the time. Sometimes to find out how NOT to do the job. One of the vids I watched for the plug job had the car jacked up and getting one of the back manifold bolts from underneath. I reached around side, from top with no problem. 
I reached around side, from top with no problem.
Shoes are the same. I guess I have to use the old bottom spring and adjuster. Nothing like that in the new kits.
My old front brakes
Regular dart front brakes and all normal hardware kit
My FIL is looking down and laughing his *** off.............. 
Well at least I got the drums painted and the new wheel cylinders installed.......................
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