Carl, pertaining to case 2, I have also spent weeks sanding and grinding off
the fiberglass mess. Unfortunately it was on my hands and arms! Hair did grow
back within 2 or 3 years. Bill
110156.3206@compuserve.com wrote:
> I learned long ago that beer doesn't improve the quality of my mechanical
> skills.
>
> Case 1: Carter AFB on my 350hp 327 Chevelle. Dismantled and put in the
> carb
> cleaner at the marina where I was the mechanic; went a few cottages down
> the line
> to where they had a keg. Returned 4 hours later and reassembled
> carburetor.
> Barely got the thing home, then stayed late the next night and redid the
> job.
>
> Case 2: My father and I had built a wood high performance boat. On my day
> off, I
> was applying the fiberglass cloth and resin to the decks. I did not have
> proper
> respect for my father-in-law's dandelion wine, and apparently ingested an
> excessive
> quantity. The next two weeks of spare time were spent grinding and sanding
> off
> the mess.
>
> About the brake servo-- I just used a long #2 Phillips to depress the
> output piston.
> The tricky part was getting at the snap ring. I had to grind a little on
> the snap ring
> pliers to be able to get them to fit into the bore far enough.
>
> Someone said to use steel wool to hone the bore. Wouldn't this also work
> on the
> clutch cylinders? I've read that a "stone" should not be used. But it
> just seems to
> me that that's the kind of job a brake cylinder hone is made for.
>
> Carl Wade
> B395000858 LRX
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