Re: [Amc-list] Hold down spring yanker thing - huh?

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Good news! I wouldn't worry about bleeding the brakes until you get 
everything replaced. Also, you will need to bleed the master cylinder by 
itself before you try to bleed anything else (feed tubes from the 
outlets back into the bowls, clamp it in a vice, and use a large 
Phillips screwdriver or an awl to move the piston).

As far as adjustment goes, adjust each brake so there is a light drag on 
each wheel. The brake pedal will seem low with just this adjustment but 
that's okay. Drive it to an open parking lot, get the car up to about 
5-10 MPH in reverse and bring it to a normal stop. Do this about 10-20 
times. You may hear clicking or a springy sounding twang coming from the 
brakes and the car may pull to one side or another (especially during 
the first few stops) until the self adjusters have had a chance to do 
their thing. Once the service brakes are adjusted properly, you can 
adjust the parking brake but unless you are replacing the cables, I 
wouldn't worry the parking brake right now. Chances are factory cables 
are seized and all you'll accomplish is breaking the handle on the 
parking brake lever.

Matt

Bruce Griffis wrote:
> Woot!!! We have rear brakes!
> 
> A friend came over, and we got the rear brakes sorted out. We tried the screwdriver trick,  needle nose pliers, and a hook. We had success using a hook, grabbing a hold of the loop on the back end of the hold down spring, pulling it through the hole - and hooking on the retaining clip. It was a two-person job. I'm thinking screwdriver or needle nose might make it a one-person job. But we got it done.
> 
> After that it was pretty straight-forward. Brakes are in place and adjusted. I need to bleed 'em and test 'em next. Then on to the front brakes! (and master cylinder, and hoses, and brake lines, and parking brake cable, ...)
> 
> Thanks everyone for suggestions. It really helped.
> 
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