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Okay. 25 ft of brake line and a package of fittings should be here Thursday.
Wish i could find the bracket, no luck yet.
I will rent the bending and flaring kit. Now i can appreciate that air conditioning class from HS - learned to work with copper tubing.
While i am waiting, i have been tearing down the steering to clean, paint, and rebuild.
Replaced very bent tie rod. NOT replacing slightly bent relay rod.
Tear down, clean and paint center arm assy.
New ends, tebuild kit for center arm, new drag link kit...
I'm just working my way back from the knuckles. Measuring length according to FSM center to center. Seems like one full turn either way would cause measurements to go way off so i hope this thing will drive straight when I'm done. And stop
Center arm internals were UGLY. Had water sitting on top of grease. Sleeve was not "tabbed" in place. I made the mistake of driving it off with ball joint seperator - seemed to drive the seal and shaft IN as arm comes off. I suggest using the correct puller to not damage the housing.
Wish i could find the bracket, no luck yet.
I will rent the bending and flaring kit. Now i can appreciate that air conditioning class from HS - learned to work with copper tubing.
While i am waiting, i have been tearing down the steering to clean, paint, and rebuild.
Replaced very bent tie rod. NOT replacing slightly bent relay rod.
Tear down, clean and paint center arm assy.
New ends, tebuild kit for center arm, new drag link kit...
I'm just working my way back from the knuckles. Measuring length according to FSM center to center. Seems like one full turn either way would cause measurements to go way off so i hope this thing will drive straight when I'm done. And stop
Center arm internals were UGLY. Had water sitting on top of grease. Sleeve was not "tabbed" in place. I made the mistake of driving it off with ball joint seperator - seemed to drive the seal and shaft IN as arm comes off. I suggest using the correct puller to not damage the housing.
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