Dad,
Good progress on the stop portions of the job today.
Got the Lokar Emergency brake cables in place and finally adjusted. Not contained in the instructions is the 3 handed operation necessary to install and adjust: simultaneously hold the clamping block, pull all of the tension out of the rear most cables and then pull harder than you think you need to to lightly compress the return springs, finally, tighten down the cable anchor screws without letting go of the clamping block or rear cables. Well, got it done with two hands but it took all of yesterday and most of this morning. I don't know how, but I do hope and pray it never ever go's out of adjustment. Nice system but a real bastard to get installed and working.
Drivers side rear break drum was dragging, so I fitted the shoes to each drum and tapered the heal and toe of the shoes. It helped but finally figured out that Drivers side rear drum was binding when bolted down......its got a warped mounting plate For now its shimmed out 1/16" to allow for all the adjustments that had to be done before finalizing the emergency brakes but, it will have to be replaced with an new drum.
Chased down two leaks in the breaking system. The main line to the rear was leaking at the master cylinder. This was a good American steel fitting, 1/4 turn more stopped the weeping. As for the other leak, down at the driver front caliper, I neatly solved that problem. Simply twisted the fancy china chrome banjo bolt off in the hole and proceeded to replace it with an American made banjo bolt.
Awaiting the new power steering pump, finally found the leak on it, next to the hi pressure valve is a nice triangular shaped dent filled with solder.......I'll get it swapped out when the pump comes in this week and see if we can get our money back on the current pump. Resevour should never have been soldered.
I have to get BigTen some measurements on the drive shaft, he may have one that'll work. If not, we'll order out of Drive Line Specialists in TX. About the same price as local but I don't have to make a one+ hour run out and then back again to get it done, it'd just come in the mail 4 days after a 5 minute phone call.