The picture is now pretty clear.
For background, my project was originally planned to span 1 winter, that of 2020/2021. As usually happens, mission creep set in ; the project grew like The Blob in the old Steve McQueen movie. As the project ground into early 2022 it was decided that my truck would be on the scene of my daughter’s June wedding as the “getaway car”. Seemed like there was plenty of time…. Things happened quickly after that. I remember selecting the reproduction ,original pedal looking dual cylinder brake assembly, never giving a thought about maintenance. I first drove the truck last October (it was static display at the country wedding) , haven’t given hard consideration to that access until I insulated the floor a couple days ago. So here we are.
If I had to do it over again I’d probably go hanging pedal w/ the rest of the gear in the engine compartment. At this point I’m not inclined to tear out the new cylinder that is in the original location and functioning well. I think I can pop the retainers from beneath the truck , check and fill from the top , (turkey baster) , then go back below to reset the clips. Not an attractive prospect. I clearly need to cut a larger access port. Boats have lots of those ; there are near-flush press fit covers for those , like the one in the deck of my powerboat that gives me access to the fuel tank sending unit.
Man oh man , it would have been easier to address this at the proper time. This is what I get for
a) being in a hurry
b) thinking it would be cool to have the old style pedal in my heavily modified truck.
Live and learn.
Thanks again to this crew for giving yet another crash course. I guess a project of this nature is never really done.
Last edited by Waveski; 06/17/2023 12:59 PM.
