Sunday, June 28, 2015

P 30 master cylinder bench bleed and install

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Chevrolet's 1992  P model service manual has the master cylinder bench bleeding procedure using plugs on the ports. Position the master ...
Monday, June 22, 2015

P 30 master cylinder gets a sight glass

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Sight glass for brake fluid level check without removing the lid. Put the top and bottom fluid holes at a 15 degree angle so they will be...
Thursday, June 4, 2015

Lambke caliper mount fabrication

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Friday, May 29, 2015

bolt lock tabs and zerk for steering intermediate shaft

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The boots had deteriorated on our GMC's intermediate shaft. The bolt lock tabs didn't live through the disassembly so new ones got m...

Tree 2UVR-C rapid

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.750 HSS 4 flute end mill, mild steel, 300 rpm, 100% + doc, .060 step over, 2.4 ipm. Rapid feed over runs a ratchet clutch. Interesting so...
Monday, May 4, 2015

spare hydroboost with matching input rod

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Making a spare hydroboost with a matching input rod. Cut and threaded the rod to make a matching length booster to eye dimension. Eye was ma...

Rotor spacers

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Bought a 6061 aluminium drop from Ebay approximately 7" diameter and 2.7 thick to make rotor spacers out of. It was band sawed on both ...
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Lambke style caliper mounts

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   Universal plates from Manny's Transmission to make fit D52 GM calipers and Lambke style forked mounts.                    Measur...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Harbor Freight press plate fail

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I had read that Harbor Freight press plates might snap and they did. Cast iron fails without notice.  Priority mail flat rate box wi...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Sleeving brake calipers

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Saving a couple brake calipers by sleeving. Inside the smaller bore is pitting where an oring is supposed to seal. The flattest most s...