More boring
undercoating jobs at hand today, so I'll spare you the details, but I'm
also making progress on the brakes. The brake booster came back from the
rebuilders. It's all ready to be installed, but I'm not sure if I should
put it in. I'll have to check if it will interfere with the engine installation.
It won't make any sense to install the booster if it only gets in the way,
or worse, gets damaged when the engine goes in!
After painting
the pedal arms of the clutch/brake assembly, I noticed the brake adjustment
screw was damaged. It had somehow gotten bent, and seized in the pedal
assembly's housing. Now was the time to address this issue, when the housing
is out of the car and on my workbench. Although I may not need to adjust
the pedal heights, it's still a nice thing to know that if I will, I can!
Unfortunately I broke a screwdriver trying to free the adjustment screw.
(Sears still replaces tools for free, right?) After some patient tapping,
and lots of penetrating oil, it began to turn, but soon the force of a
screwdriver was not enough to turn the stubborn threaded rod.
François came to the rescue (again) with a vice grip small enough
to reach inside the pedal cluster and turn the rod.
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