Front hubs done, steering box back in place.
Refitting the brackets that hold the steering column to the bulkhead was 'fun'. Not a lot of room but fortunately I was removing the master cylinder & booster anyway.
Pedal box stripped out & painted. Interestingly found that if the pedal is fully depressed an oil hole lines up with a hole in the pedal box (has a plastic blanking plug fitted). I countersunk the hole to give it a better chance of catching oil as it's dripped in (as if I or anyone else will be lubricating the pedal pivot !).
Tonight I took the master cylinder apart as I have a repair kit in stock. Someone has attacked the pistons with Vice Grips or similar and there has been some corrosion internally. There is a small pin that holds one of the two pistons in position, this has been damaged and inserted when the piston was in the wrong position damaging a seal and the seal support plate (fortunately new ones in the repair kit).
I have enough parts to fix it and the corrosion seems to be between where the seals sit in the bore, problem is the damaged pin so it looks like I might have to make one. Instead I headed down the back shed and found a new master cylinder I sourced from India (about US$25) some time back, a mate who imports from India included it in one of his shipments. Took it apart and it looks identical even down to the nylon 'circlip' that holds the outer piston in place so I'll fit that instead.
I fitted a new Girling reservoir that I sourced from the UK years back. Where it sits close to the gap between bonnet & wing UV light gradually breaks down the plastic and it goes all powdery. I replaced one on Wallit which died in the same manner.
Need to re-fit the steering wheel and cowling so I can re-attach the link arm to the steering relay in the correct position then on to stripping out the rear hubs & brakes.
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
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