Made some progress today.
- Took apart the R/S drum brake assembly. I had to cut the brake line since it was frozen into the cylinder. Need to order new brake lines or make my own depending on the cost. Also need to get replacement screws at HD for the wheel cylinders.
EDIT: I decided I will order a replacement brake line kit from Inline Tubing, and the extra rubber parts from Rock Auto. Add this to my previous list of things I replaced that shows I should have bought a running truck.
- Cleaned up the trailing arm and the area where the spring is mounted; painted it with some left over Chassis Saver.
- Installed the spring and the new shock on the R/S.
- Removed the bushings from the Track Bar.
After this I was pretty much done and called it a day.
Cleaned up and painted the trailing arm, new retainer cups, and mounting pad for the spring on the frame.
Got the sleeve out of the track bar bushing. I used a hole saw to drill out most of the rubber, then used a socket and hammer with the end in a table vice to bang it out.
Is this frame rail supposed to have those indentations or is this one damaged?
Can I replace this frame rail with a piece of steel bar? I don't see why it would need to be exactly the same size and shape of the original?
