5 October 2016 - Brakes

I continued working on the brakes, the passenger side rear wheel cylinder has been replaced.

Both rear brake drums have been turned and new brake shoes, brake hardware have been installed.

Front and rear brake systems have been bled

Now, all wheels have new wheel cylinders, brake shoes and brake hardware.  The front driver and passenger side flex hoses have been replaced.

• rear axle flex hose needs to be replaced
• distribution block needs to be replaced or rebuilt

Discovered that the front brake reservoir(rear brakes) shoots fluid out of it if the brake pedal is pushed hard.  The rear reservoir(front brakes) does not do that at all.

Tomorrow I need to find the proportioning valve.  Its supposed to be near the rear axle, above on the body near the hardline in the area where the axle brake flex hose is located.
(FYI - 1967 Mercury Cougar power drum brake system does not have a proportioning valve)

Todo;

• install driver and passenger side tie rod assemblies
• install idler arm
• install coil springs - driver & passenger side
• install coil spring covers- driver & passenger side
• Grease all suspension points/ball joints
• install front sway bar - partially installed, will finish when full weight is on suspension
• install wheel/tires(tire shop has both front rims and will install new tires by 1 Nov 2016.  Tires are Cooper Cobra 235/60r14.
• on the driver side, tighten lower control arm eccentric eliminator bolt(do not torque until engine/transmission is installed)
• on the passenger side, loosen but make sure its tight, the lower control arm eccentric eliminator bolt.
• lower vehicle - all four wheels on the ground
• install brake power booster/master cylinder assembly 
• install front driver side and front passenger side brake flex hoses
• manually adjust front drum brakes
• install power booster
• install master cylinder
• bleed brake system 
• try to do some kind of front end alignment so car is driveable...