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Re: Restoring Rusty
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 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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and side by side before the second drum flash rusted
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I have see-through wheels, so I painted the outside of the drums.
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Powder coated my drums. Done!
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prepped the fire wall a little bit before mounting the brake booster back on
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so after allowing the paint to dry for a few days it was time to start putting the power booster back on
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then the new master cylinder
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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... |
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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! Last edited by Gregski; 03-08-2015 at 10:51 PM. |
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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 |
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Always a challenge it seems. Good story!
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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) Last edited by Gregski; 03-08-2015 at 11:03 PM. |
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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? |
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Of course, now you know you're going to want to do the rest of the truck!
Looks good!
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Looks pretty good!
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Looking great there Gregski. I would not mind driving that around as a daily driver myself.
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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?
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