Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Jim Wilkins" Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking Subject: Re: 1991 ranger brake problem Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:06:45 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:07:57 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="63bad622288a52a1553c8817284e9b42"; logging-data="1292764"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1//j4zE3X7jSfyihRVW8+FKy5gjv80AgSM=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:VnEP2dj5AKeycD95phsna0XOdzQ= Importance: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V16.4.3505.912 X-Antivirus: AVG (VPS 241109-4, 11/9/2024), Outbound message In-Reply-To: X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 16.4.3505.912 X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Bytes: 2425 X-Original-Lines: 1 "Bob La Londe" wrote in message news:vgtv1p$16ml6$1@dont-email.me... On 11/11/2024 2:42 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote: > "Jim Wilkins" wrote in message news:vgrgle$k6r1$1@dont-email.me... > It's fine now, just needed an operator headspace adjustment. You say you re-torqued the nut behind the wheel? Bob La Londe ---------------------------- The good part is while looking for the problem I checked conditions and cleaned up and sprayed overlooked corrosion. Both of my vehicles are becoming old enough to attract the attention of car buffs. Both have drivetrains reputed to last 300,000 miles but New England road salt rust usually kills well before that. PB Blaster unstuck the light alloy master cylinder from the steel vacuum booster. The factory shop manual gives plans to machine a gauge to check or set booster pushrod protrusion, if you have a machine shop handy. I do but instead of milling the gauge I used a parallel. That isn't the only special tool they expect you to make. I snagged the engine tool kit at an auction. A neighbor is restoring a 71 Chevy from worse condition than my truck.