I find that using a 7/16 offset box wrench works better then an open end
wrench on this.
John
john brauninger wrote:
> Bill,
>
> I don't push the bellows back on my '59s and one of the cars has a vacuum
> tank and cruise servo in the way. Some cars have a metal cannister
> booster and if so you gotta work around it. The procedure below works
> for me without helpers. Slow and frustrating at first but after a few
> times I got a feel for it and now it takes me a few minutes...
>
> 1) Get a bright flashlight. Put the car in a garage or do it outdoors at
> dusk or nighttime so the ambient light doesn't wash out the light from
> your flashlight -- all you want to see is the m.c.
> 2) Use an open end wrench to loosen the m.c. cover bolt. This is pretty
> much all done by feel. Once the bolt loosens and is moving freely, I put
> my hands around the sides of the booster and use my middle fingers to
> turn the bolt the rest of the way out.
> 3) Shine your flashlight on the reservoir. You might have to sprawl
> across the fender to see the m.c. You should be able to see the fluid if
> it's not real low. You can use a finger as a dipstick to check the
> level too.
> 4) To fill, I use an old turkey baster tube with a 6" length of 1/4"
> clear hose at the end as a funnel. Put the tip in the m.c. reservoir and
> use a couple of rubber bands to hold it place and steady. Use a small
> bottle of fluid and pour in a little at a time and check level often 'til
> you get about 1/4" from top.
> 5) Put the cap back on. Fiddle with bolt and you will feel it drop in
> place then you can tighten it with you fingers and a bit more with a
> wrench. FIN.
>
> John B.
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 04:58:48 EST Imperial59crown@xxxxxxx writes:
> While I am on design flaws, does anyone know how to
> > check your
> > brake fluid level in a '59, without having to have two people pull
> > back on
> > the bellows, while another takes the cap off. I've been wanting to
> > check mine
> > for 2 weeks now, and it is a very crucial time for my brakes, and
> > the fluid
> > should be checked quite often. Unfortunately I don't have two people
> > to help
> > me with this operation, and don't feel like paying my mechanic
> > $80.00 per
> > hour to check my brake fluid level.
> > Bill '59 Crown
>
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