Recent content by LutzTD

current project is to finish this old parallelogram lift. This is pretty heavy duty like most older machines. I got this quite a while ago and tore it apart and started stripping it with a sander.. then I was out for a while so it has been sitting in the way in my shop since last year. So this...

wow, last post was Jan25. it has been over a year..... feeling better now, may see me a little more

pulled the passenger side apart and replaced the wheel cylinder. I pulled the line and sucked fluid through to make sure it is open. I had bought a set of wheel cylinders earlier expecting to use them, I even found the proper pass side one so the line is out of the back angled flat the old one...

got everything set up, then worked about an hour trying to get the passenger side rear to bleed, no joy. Finally, to test the setup I tried the driver side rear and it worked as expected. I removed the bleed screw and it is open, so there is something blocking fluid on that side. since the line...

good news, I dug out my Griot's garage fluid extractor and it is pulling a vacuum, it didn't work last time I checked but that may have been a case of operator error. :rolleyes2 so I hope tomorrow is the day I can finally wrap up the brake R&R

thanx Bob, yeah, first I have to remind everyone I am hard headed :) and hate to admit defeat. but even with the aluminum adapter the pressure bleeder leaked. i also added a pressure hose fitting to an extra reservoir cap, but turns out they have a purposeful leak path so that also did not work...

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been slow progress but progress none the less on the Mustang. after getting the booster installed and the master installed I tried the power bleeder I bought a while back. of course the adapter kit is missing a part. I struggled with this for a while before I realized it. So I made a replacement...

that really is a beautiful barn, nice job on the painting. thanx for sharing

merry Christmas xmas, did finally get the booster in the mustang. the new one just wouldn't go into the mounting holes. ended up making a template from the old one and found the new one had a larger center diameter. looked the same, so didn't notice it. took a little drum sanding on the center...

thanx Shorty, my knees went on vacation. I am feeling better now but I want to wrap up the mustang first

next project is a surplus MEP803 10K generator with trailer auction win I picked up today from Lake Butler. was worried about the strange trailer for a 2-1/2 hour return trip but no worries.

got the front hitch installed but did not have time to do the headlights at the same time, guess that was a mistake, looks like I will need to loosen the bumper to get the bolts on the headlight. I got the new struts for the rear hatch installed and did get the hitch step but no pics sorry. I...

yeah, toes holding is a young man's solution, last thing I want is to throw out my back playing twister on the top of the engine. I ended up ordering a ratcheting tensioner tool on the jungle site. I needed headlights (couldn't see to drive home) and a couple struts for the rear hatch. truck has...

kind of a thank goodness for technology day today. Me and a couple friends were on the way to the turkey run at the daytona speedway, about a 3rd of the way I suddenly lost power steering, and as we progressed I also saw i had lost brake boost. I have a 2001 excursion 7.3. I was watching the...