Caesar the 1275 E - Diary of minor changes

[Vinay-RS]

The driveshaft rebuilds look great!

Thanks, man. I do hope we can eventually get the car running and driving again. 

Really starting to feel like one step forward and two steps back with this car. When one thing gets fixed, something else breaks. 

Today we got the assemblies fitted on one side, only to find that the steering arm was bent. So we took off the arm and used the old one off the drum brake hub. Then my friend got the seized line off with a torch and then an angle grinder. Eventually, all the pipes were put back in place and the new lines were fitted with some fresh copper grease on the threads to keep it from seizing again. Here are the fitted components with everything torqued up to the book specs. 



I like the look of the new brake lines. They are pretty. 


Then some new oil and filter with some thread tape on the dodgy sump plug to prevent it from leaking. (It leaks a lot...) The car did need a service so this is good timing too. 

We then started to bleed the brakes and halfway through pumping, the pedal wouldn't depress anymore and no fluid would come out. Turns out the master cylinder had failed and was jammed. It needs to come out and be rebuilt. Hence, me saying one component keeps failing after another. 

It helps that my friend is experienced as he can tell me what is wrong and what works. Problem is, I really am starting to feel disheartened. The only saving grace is that everything seems to be failing in succession and I've either had the parts to fix it or it was spotted before something worse happened. First was the wheel bearing, then the wheel cylinder and the pot joint gaiter and now the master cylinder. 

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Also, let me not end on a bad note. I will get the car fixed with my friend's help. He already told me how we need to take out the master cylinder and what follows from there. So we shall do the job. Probably not soon though, due to work commitments, which is a bit frustrating.