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isaac_alaska
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Re: full brake job

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thanks, it's been one of my summer projects, started working on it about 8 years ago when i was still in highschool. Got the engine pulled out and that's about where it sat for the next 8 years

that's a great photo! i love it.

yeah they are DC3 tires, 17.00-16 Royal Airplane, i've got 2 full sets of them, but only one set is holding air. Really need to do some research and get new inner tubes, and make a set of chains.

today i will test the brakes

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Well, they make the truck stop, so that's a success. Master cylinder is leaking, but with the amount of pitting and rust that was in it I would have been very surprised if it didn't leak. Time for a new one, eventually.
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'52 M37 on 11x16 Michelin
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Re: full brake job

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Brake fluid will rot that copper line quickly-you should replace it immediately for safety's sake.
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Re: full brake job

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It's not a safety issue, just a convenience issue. The copper line just acts as a funnel to fill the lower reservoir, if it rots or breaks I'll have a bit of brake fluid to clean up but the brake system won't be compromised by the copper line being gone. I need to replace the master cylinder before I drive it much, it's leaking from the main seal.
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'52 M37 on 11x16 Michelin
'52 M37 on Apple R-1 tractor tires
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