Oh great...that figures!

Thanks Tobs, I knew someone was also having problems with the hand brake. I'll re-read your blog.

HA52, great suggestion on Rock Auto! I found a RAYBESTOS MC3081 listed there. I put it in Amazon and it is cheaper and I can use Prime for free 2-day shipping. Awesome!

It says it has a 1/2" output. I assume I have to take the 3 way splitter that the metal brake lines go into off the old master and put it on the new one, right?

Thanks guys I was afraid of that. Brakes were working before I started replacing the lines. Oh yeah they are manual brakes. Glad I asked before filling it with fluid. Guess I'll be waiting for a master cylinder to arrive.

Howard, I will investigate the area you are describing. Maybe extra light will make things easier to see.

Thanks for looking out for me JW! Yes I realized what I did and went back and corrected it. My fault for trying to rush the job.

Today I tried to adjust the brakes. The manual under major adjustment wants me to use feeler guages and adjust the anchor pin. I didn't change shoes so I'm leaving that thing alone for now. I don't want to screw it up or have it snap off. When I go for a slow drive and the brakes don't feel right I will make those adjustments. I just tightened the star adjuster until I could just move it with my hands and the backed it off until it moved freely.

So there is no fluid in the lines. I pressed the brake pedal and it will not raise back up unless I pull it up manually. Is this normal with no fluid or a sign my master cylinder is bad? I figure I will ask now in case I have to remove it.

I also tried to adjust the hand brake. Mine is not ratcheting. It just returns to the released position. Really hard to see what is going on around it. I'll have to study the diagram that was posted in a different blog.

wow that is awesome!

6-27-16

Finally finished the brake lines. The passenger side brake line had a rubber hose on it so I recreated it that way. No problems except in my haste to get the job done I single flared instead of double flared the line! Got that fixed and finished the rear line. Now I have to bleed the brakes and adjust them. As long as the master cylinder is still good I hope to be driving by this weekend!

Hi Jim,
Thanks for reading my blog! Racine, but actually Wind Point / Caledonia is more accurate to where I live. The car has been a challenge, but not like the '51 I had before "blog also available on this ste". I'm regretting cutting it up. Maybe someone would have made a hot rod out of it or used the frame like you did. I'm hoping to drive the '52 again this weekend again!

I had to sand for a long time to find the marks then used "Marks a lot" white marking grease or paint whatever it is to mark the lines.

If I remember correctly your engine number would have an H at the end of the number if it had hydraulic lifters. My 288 with hydraulic lifters is tarped up otherwise I would confirm that for you. I'm sure it's in my ' 51 blog.