Restoring Rusty

[Gregski]

alright while the paint on that power booster is drying lets take a look at the new replacement master cylinder

bigger front disk brake chamber in the front the way it was meant to be on the new one

[rich weyand]

Originally Posted by Gregski

alright while the paint on that power booster is drying lets take a look at the new replacement master cylinder

bigger front disk brake chamber in the front the way it was meant to be on the new one

That looks like the same one that has been on mine the last four years. The older one was smaller, as your older one is, but I don't recall which order the two reservoirs were in.

Oh, and I painted my master cylinder black with Rustoleum Gloss Black three years ago after the bare metal unit started to show surface rust within a year. Paint condition is still fine despite the inevitable spills when topping off.

[Titomars]

Originally Posted by rich weyand

Oh, and I painted my master cylinder black with Rustoleum Gloss Black three years ago after the bare metal unit started to show surface rust within a year. Paint condition is still fine despite the inevitable spills when topping off.

Humm maybe that's the secret, Rustoleum. I just don't have the patients to wait days for that stuff to dry. Unfortunately my vehicle has to run. It can't sit around torn down for days, weeks, months. I generally plan my work out for 1 1/4 days on the weekend. if the job takes more than that I have to plan vacation time to cover completing the job.

[rich weyand]

Originally Posted by Titomars

Humm maybe that's the secret, Rustoleum. I just don't have the patients to wait days for that stuff to dry. Unfortunately my vehicle has to run. It can't sit around torn down for days, weeks, months. I generally plan my work out for 1 1/4 days on the weekend. if the job takes more than that I have to plan vacation time to cover completing the job.

Mine's a daily driver, too. I just brush-painted it in place and let it dry on its own time. Done.

[greg64]

So where are the rear brakes leaking from?

About painting master cylinders, I don't have much luck. The fluid eventually takes the paint off. I've even thought about starting over with new everything so I can switch to DOT5, which is silicone based and doesn't eat paint.

[Titomars]

Originally Posted by greg64

So where are the rear brakes leaking from?

About painting master cylinders, I don't have much luck. The fluid eventually takes the paint off. I've even thought about starting over with new everything so I can switch to DOT5, which is silicone based and doesn't eat paint.

Eventually that is the direction I will go. Right now my brake system works perfectly.

[Gregski]

cleaned the drums and this might have been an even dumber idea than painting the power booster, here is one side before it flash rusted

[Gregski]

and here is the other side, not even 10 minutes later, I did spray em with WD40 to keep the rust at bay but they didn't stand a chance

[Gregski]

and side by side before the second drum flash rusted

[rich weyand]

I have see-through wheels, so I painted the outside of the drums.

[77K10Silverado]

Powder coated my drums. Done!

[Gregski]

prepped the fire wall a little bit before mounting the brake booster back on

[Gregski]

so after allowing the paint to dry for a few days it was time to start putting the power booster back on

[Gregski]

then the new master cylinder

[Gregski]

Time To Bleed The Brakes

Hey teenager can you help me bleed the brakes ~ I hollered at my 13 year old

"Sure dad I would love to get out of the house and away from this retina damaging computer screen, you think we can fit a big block in here!"

is what I thought I heard, but it was more like

"Can't mom is taking us to get haircuts"

... so it's gonna be another one man brake bleed operation...

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by Gregski

Time To Bleed The Brakes

Hey teenager can you help me bleed the brakes ~ I hollered at my 13 year old

"Sure dad I would love to get out of the house and away from this retina damaging computer screen, you think we can fit a big block in here!"

is what I thought I heard, but it was more like

"Can't mom is taking us to get haircuts"

... so it's gonna be another one man brake bleed operation...

Gravity bleed them :P Or get a one man bleeder that works off a vacuum pump.

[Gregski]

There is a number of ways to bleed the brakes by yourself, I like to use them Speed Bleeder fittings. So I take one out from the rear wheel of my truck and head out to the parts house

Looks like I need the 5/16th -24 fittings - got it.

Hit NAPA - all they got is the 3/8th - 24 ones

Hit Pep Boyz - they don't got any

Hit O'Reilly's - they only go the 3/8th - 24 ones

Finally find a set at AutoZone, cool got it

Come home, screw the first fitting in, swing around to the other side to screw in the other, what the heck, this one is the 3/8ths one, come to the front of the truck these are 3/8ths ones as well

What the heck the only 5/16ths fitting on my truck is that first wheel I tried ~ UNBELIEVABLE!

[Gregski]

so back to the parts house to get more [different] fittings

Fun Fact: the smaller 5/16ths fittings are $14 bucks the larger 3/8ths ones $10

[77K10Silverado]

Always a challenge it seems. Good story!

[Gregski]

also got a chance to paint the tailgate this weekend, and learned you can't walk in to a auto paint supply house and ask them for paint in different sheens, like you do at the Home Depot

Apparently they can't put a flat finish in a rattle can, so it's hard to match your 40 year old paint that has faded over the years, so here's what $50 bucks worth of best match paint and a prayer will do

prepped, and then a shot after each coat

(yes the trick is to put the final coat upside down - now you know how the amateurs do it)

[Gregski]

here's how it turned out - I can live with it... IT"S A TRUCK !!!

whacha all think, not bad for a lawn paint job?

[Motherfrog402]

Of course, now you know you're going to want to do the rest of the truck!

Looks good!

[y5mgisi]

Looks pretty good!

[Titomars]

Looking great there Gregski. I would not mind driving that around as a daily driver myself.

[greg64]

Tailgate looks great, Greg. Brakes look good, do they work good?

After years of bleeding brakes with a helper, I broke down and bought a vacuum bleeder that works off compressed air. I'm never going back. This thing bleeds each wheel cylinder in about 30 seconds and you can do everything by yourself.

What about a rear bumper for Rusty?