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Picked up my 86 exxy last Friday in Lakeland, FL. Drove it to Bradenton, Gainesville, and then home to the Charlotte area. The next day the clutch slave cylinder fails.
Since I haven't yet found a local shop, I take it to a local tranny shop I use for everything else (not allowed to work on vehicles at the place I rent if fluids are involved). Matt overnights a replacement cylinder to us and they install it, but can't figure out how to bleed the system. They'd allowed the piston to seat all the way back, blocking the bleeder, and didn't know what an oil can was...
They referred me to a old guy who works on weird cars, i.e. Rolls, Willys, E-Types, etc. While I did 90% of the work myself, he was fun to be around and only charged me for the fluid.
Wanted to get the tires balanced due to vibration at speed, but my primary tire center won't touch them due to age. Her current tires were made in 1999.
In the interest of finding what else I needed, I took her over to the local Midas to look at the brakes/struts...
I also still need to do the relays, BWM, and find the short arcing in the fuse panel.
I'm still sourcing tires and struts. I've ordered replacement rear calipers and 'big foot' strut towers. I'd forgotten what a challenge it can be to get basic parts for these babies.:shock:
Picked up my 86 exxy last Friday in Lakeland, FL. Drove it to Bradenton, Gainesville, and then home to the Charlotte area. The next day the clutch slave cylinder fails.
Since I haven't yet found a local shop, I take it to a local tranny shop I use for everything else (not allowed to work on vehicles at the place I rent if fluids are involved). Matt overnights a replacement cylinder to us and they install it, but can't figure out how to bleed the system. They'd allowed the piston to seat all the way back, blocking the bleeder, and didn't know what an oil can was...
They referred me to a old guy who works on weird cars, i.e. Rolls, Willys, E-Types, etc. While I did 90% of the work myself, he was fun to be around and only charged me for the fluid.
Wanted to get the tires balanced due to vibration at speed, but my primary tire center won't touch them due to age. Her current tires were made in 1999.
In the interest of finding what else I needed, I took her over to the local Midas to look at the brakes/struts...
- The tires are deformed. Flat spots, etc.
- The front struts are dead
- RR caliper is frozen
I also still need to do the relays, BWM, and find the short arcing in the fuse panel.
I'm still sourcing tires and struts. I've ordered replacement rear calipers and 'big foot' strut towers. I'd forgotten what a challenge it can be to get basic parts for these babies.:shock: