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Stripped off the stearing box and front drums. Ordered new wheel cylinders and front hub seals. Also got a replacment box coming.:d





Andy W

My Parts have come :d. Just got to fit them now :cry:




Andy W

Wheel cylinders front hub oil seals and stearing box fitted. Its like a new car.8)



Andy W

Fitted a new stop lamp switch. :d





Andy W

jacked the whole thing up, removed the wheels and started cleaning the underside :unsure:

Jon keeps the underside of the 56 cleaner than he keeps the body. In fact he keeps the exterior paint positively dirty! Sorry, I mean patina'd as he calls it (if there's such a word?)

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Found what appears to be a rear wheel cylinder leak on the Oval - can't get the big rear axle nut off though. I'm off to find a long pipe or piece of scaffold pole...

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You will still need to use a socket and a cracking bar :d

Well of course I did, plus a nice length of old heavy steel scaffold pole that I was fortunate to find in a nearby skip!

Even so it was murder, but I eventually got the rather battered nut off. Fortunately I had a spare nut for replacement.

The wheel cylinder was indeed leaking brake fluid. Cylinder dismantled in situ and a wheel cylinder repair kit (new rubber seals etc) used. All back together fine and Jon out 'cruising' again in the car.

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