Re: Tim's '55 Patrician

Posted by HH56 On 2011/9/25 21:45:47

Most check brake fluid by leaning way over the fender--sometimes with help of a small stool. You can see the level when the cap is off. You can also do it from underneath by feeling the level with your finger and guessing a bit. If you have factory air then unless you can contort yourself in several directions, you can almost forget about the top method because of the blower location.

Those end bushings are not too bad. With frame supported on stands, you can raise and lower the rear axle with a jack to relieve the tension. The top ones are the royal pain. Some are between two plates which are riveted to the frame. Rivets have to be cut and plates separated on those.