Brakes

What with weddings and holidays the summer has been a bit of a write off so progress has slowed somewhat.

I decided it would be a good plan to test fit the body and make up the brake pipes to the servo. My logic was to bleed and pressurize the brake system so I could confirm all was well with the servo and my brake pipes before having the engine in the way. This also meant I could fix the brake pipes to the master cylinder without any additional joints.

So with a bit of help the body was dropped on the chassis. As the fuel tank was now installed I had to cut a hole in the boot floor to clear the tank filler.

The next task was to fit the Rover 45 brake servo I got from e-bay. - this is a very tight fit and I hope never has to come out!

Brake Servo and Clutch Master Cylinders

Followed by the AK pedal box which is a tad awkward to fit just because of where it is.
I also fitted the clutch master cylinder and fixed to the clutch pedal with a 5/16 clevis pin. The threaded rod needed to be trimmed in order to line up the clutch and brake pedals.

















 I then fitted the brake pipes to the master cylinder using my hand held flaring tool and some 3/8 UNF male pipe fittings.

I drilled and taped holes in the inner wings to eventually fix p-clips to secure the brake lines after final body fix.

My bleeding assistant!

So finally it was time to bleed the brakes, and good news  - only one leaking fitting that just needed a nip up. In truth the biggest problem was that I'd fitted the front calipers upside down so the bleed nipples were at the bottom - very hard to get the air out! 10 minutes later with these corrected, and with help from my assistant on the pedal - all done.

Really pleased with the result - very solid pedal and no leaks. The draper flaring tool must have worked well!