Saturday, December 16, 2023

Relay rod, tie rods/ends, power steering fitment...

Time to disassemble relay rod ball stud/seats/springs




Now that's some O-L-D grease!
The ball stud and the seats have some extreme wear. We had a fresh ball stud on-hand, but we need to pick up new seats.

Degreased

Wire brushed & onto paint

Primed & painted

We also assembled the tie rods/tie rod ends

Surprisingly, the Borgeson power steering kit showed up

Figured we'd better test-fit it with the headers

Looks good. The power steering hoses will need some routing, but we should be good!

Power steering pump bracket come in raw steel. We'll need to put some paint on it to avoid corrosion.

New rear wheel cylinders, turn the drums, bleed brakes & hood…

Let’s replace the rear wheel cylinders… Interesting to note the shoes are not making consistent contact w/the drums Wheel cylinder caps - yi...