"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
05/19/2018 at 14:46 • Filed to: None
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"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
05/19/2018 at 14:46 • Filed to: None | 0
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Was trying to get my brake booster off before the rain, failed miserably. found a local place to rebuild it, seems ok but the dude running the place is a bit impatient.
Got mucho parts in:
Replacing lines, hoses, bearings, seals, the rear brake cylinders, and all the various clips and springs for the drums. Rebuilt brake booster and new master cylinder.
Some other stuff:
Everywhere tells how to bleed and flush brakes. Nowhere gives instructions on how to completely drain the system properly. This is notable because:
Brake fluid removes paint. Not does it just remove paint, it instantly destroyes paint the second it touches it. Wow. Why don’t they sell this stuff as paint remover? Better than the actual paint remover if you ask me.
I drained the master cylinder, then pumped the brakes to get leftover fluid back in it. That fluid squirted out of the MC like a geyser. What the fuck. At least my paint is already ruined, or I’d be pissed. I got some spots on the roof. No pics because it’s raining right now.
I’m strongly considering, when I get a “real job” to instead of getting a truck, trading the Mini in on say a Focus ST, and instead getting a milsurp humvee if the folks are ok with more junk in the driveway. Split my hopes and dreams more evenly instead of all or nothing.
The Trans Am is getting done. It’s definitely a pride thing now. When? God only knows. But I won’t give up or stop working.
sony1492
> My bird IS the word
05/19/2018 at 15:46 |
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Brake fluid is a menace, it’s in the top 3 fluids I dislike up there with ATF, and Gear oil.
Did you bench bleed the M/C? As far as I know that’s the correct way to bleed it properly and will save you time down the road bleeding the whole system.
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> sony1492
05/19/2018 at 17:14 |
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I have a tool to bench bleed the MC but today was just getting everything apart. god help me when everything goes back together. It will probably be awhile since I am going to do wheel bearings while I am in there.
Urambo Tauro
> My bird IS the word
05/19/2018 at 18:09 |
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Ooh, stainless lines, right? Y’know, I’ve never actually seen how they package & ship those. Are some of those bends just to get them to fit in the box, and you have to straighten them out yourself?
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> Urambo Tauro
05/19/2018 at 21:10 |
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Exactly right. Also interesting, they have this spiral armor on them that isn’t on my OG lines. Pre bent was definitely the way to go. Went with inline tube.
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Urambo Tauro
> My bird IS the word
05/19/2018 at 21:22 |
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Oh, them! Yeah, they’re based right here in Michigan. Heard good things.
I see some tags in the box- are those labels to show you which bends are just for shipping and need to be straightened out?
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> Urambo Tauro
05/20/2018 at 09:31 |
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Yeah. Only downside was that these aren’t labeled otherwise so I have no way of knowing whether I actually got the stainless I ordered.
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Urambo Tauro
> My bird IS the word
05/20/2018 at 11:17 |
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Huh. Well FWIW, some varieties of stainless are non-magnetic. (I’ve seen magnets stick to a lot of stainless things, though.)