My 2 cents -

I agree with what Mark has said - but if an impact wrench (spanner here in the UK) is too expensive - the socket will have a ¾" drive - just get a flat bar about 3' x 2" x ¼" and wed a ¾" on the need - cheap and it takes a hell of a lot of pounding without damage.

If you swing by Birmingham, UK - you can have mine!  J

To tighten - I worked out my body weight over the appropriate extension of the scaffold pole, and voila you get the right torque.  That did it for me for many, many tears.  Do not forget to re-tighten after a week of driving.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: bruce hotson [mailto:grnphrog@...]
Sent: 29 October 2003 07:48
To: 1302@...
Subject: [1302 eGroup] replacing all cylinders... master and wheel

i noticed some fluid leaking out of the left front wheel cylinder,
so i thougth it might be wise to replace 32 year old parts.
i did the master cylinder and front left, but couldnt do the rear
because i didnt have a big enough wrench to take the rear nut off...
do you know what nut it is?
thanks for the help,
bruce



--- In 1302@..., Mike Knight <mknight@e...> wrote:
> Try adjusting the brakes - again - they often need to re-centre
themselves
>
> Try pumping the brake pedal, does it get stiffer? If it has, but
only a bit
> try driving a couple of meters backward and forward and braking,
this will
> knock the shoes into the right position
>
> Re-adjust.
>
> 
>
> If you still have a spongy pedal - you might need to bleed the
brakes,
> sometimes pushing the pistons back can introduce air, especially
if they
> seals are a bit dodgy.
>
> 
>
> If you bleed the brakes - and the brake fluid is old - I would
take the
> opportunity to pump a lot of new fluid through the system.  Over
time the
> fluid picks up water and this water can boil if you are using the
brakes a
> lot.  This happened to me once coming down a Spanish mountain pass
in a Ford
> rally car - only handbrake sliding it into a quarry stopped me
dropping
> about 300 meters down to the valley floor!!!!  This makes you
think about
> brake fluid!!
>
> 
>
> 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bruce hotson [mailto:grnphrog@y...]
> Sent: 28 October 2003 07:29
> To: 1302@...
> Subject: [1302 eGroup] spongy brakes...
>
> 
>
> Hi all... I thought I would tap the knowledge of all who took the
> time to read this post.
> I just installed new brake shoes in the front of my 1971 standard
> bug. When I tested the brake pedal after I was done, the pedal
went
> all the way to the floor! This surprises me because I didnt have
to
> undo any brake lines, the only thing I can think of might have to
do
> with me compressing the left wheel cylinder with a clamp to push
> back the pistons so I could install the shoes. I undid the
reservoir
> cap to allow the brake fluid back into it with out building up
> pressure and I made sure that it was full before I did anything.
> Any thoughts, advice, and/or constructive critizism would be
greatly
> appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Bruce
>
>
>
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