{"id":967,"date":"2024-04-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.putrescence.org\/?p=967"},"modified":"2024-03-08T07:56:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T12:56:06","slug":"short-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.putrescence.org\/?p=967","title":{"rendered":"Short Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My wrenching time got interrupted by a minor work crisis, so I did not get as far as I had hoped.  Before things went pear-shaped, though, I started with the slave cylinder.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piwigo.putrescence.org\/upload\/2024\/03\/08\/20240308064215-4c4b6f51.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new seals arrived in the mail, and getting the old ones out started with putting a drift through the banjo bolt connection on the back of the slave cylinder and giving it a quick tap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piwigo.putrescence.org\/upload\/2024\/03\/07\/20240307220543-5303cafe.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the piston was sticking out, it was easy to pull out of the cylinder and start cleaning off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piwigo.putrescence.org\/upload\/2024\/03\/07\/20240307220548-fa913e7c.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The old seals were pretty toast and, with the use of a small pick, came off without a fight.  I hit the inside of the cylinder with the hone while I cleaned up the piston with a wire brush and some brake cleaner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piwigo.putrescence.org\/upload\/2024\/03\/07\/20240307220555-ff6142a6.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting the new seals on was definitely more difficult than removing the old ones, but with a screwdriver to provide leverage, it only took a couple minutes to have both seals installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piwigo.putrescence.org\/upload\/2024\/03\/07\/20240307220551-96ec1788.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I did some basic bleeding of the system, but it required more than the two hands God blessed me with, so for now, I put the new rubber boot on the master, hooked up all the fluid lines, and went about threading it back into the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piwigo.putrescence.org\/upload\/2024\/03\/07\/20240307220600-aa5ddedc.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I left the clutch lined up with the hole in the firewall and the clutch hose routed under the brake lines in such a way that it shouldn&#8217;t rub and abrade like the old one did.  I think the connection to the slave cylinder will also need to be re-clocked about 180 degrees by just loosening the banjo bolt and giving everything a quick twist.  When I have some help, we&#8217;ll bolt the master cylinder back to the firewall, re-install the clutch pedal linkage, and then finish up with the bleeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving back to the brakes, I finished flushing out and vacuum bleeding all three ports on the left brakes.  As I was getting ready to move to the right side, I got interrupted, but at least I know that the two brake hoses on the left side are not collapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before I had to go, I took a quick look at the tires that were on the car and noticed the &#8220;Made In&#8221; notation.  Now I knew the tires were really old, but I had no idea they were this old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piwigo.putrescence.org\/upload\/2024\/03\/07\/20240307220605-cdbbf4ab.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The date code is 324 which means the 32nd week of a year before 2000 that ended in a 4.  By 1994, West Germany wasn&#8217;t around any more.  So are these tires from 1984???<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My wrenching time got interrupted by a minor work crisis, so I did not get as far as I had hoped. Before things went pear-shaped, though, I started with the slave cylinder. 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