Allen, go with the steel and get them at your local parts store.
Steel may rust but from my experience after 10 years they still are ok. As
far as the adjuster goes I think your best bet is to remove it and heat it
up with a torch. What you don't want to do is round off the stud.
...Art
On Wed, 9 Dec 1998 Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
> Finally had some quality time with my '77 Midget yesterday afternoon.
>
> We got the front calipers off, very dirty and the pistons seem to be pretty
> tight. We cleaned the outsides and will tackle disassembly next time. Got
> two of three brake hoses off. The RF is soaking! That's the one that comes
> thru the fender wall under the rad. overflow tank. A tough reach, so I will
> probably remove the tank. The tank is held on the plate with a coily spring!
> I will try to make a strap for it out of some sheet metal.
>
> Decided I'll have to replace the starter solenoid. The bottom contact is very
> rusted and the cable boot is melted. Indications of a loose connection.
>
> Old tires are removed so now I can get the Rostyles blasted, painted, and buy
> new tires.
>
> Also decided that all the brake lines should be replaced. PO broke one
> (unavoidably) when removing the master cyl. and I broke one removing the rear
> brake hose. Other breaks are imminent! Plus they all show surface rust.
> Better to be safe so I'll order a set.
>
> What type of brake lines do you all recommend? Moss has copper/nickel alloy,
> SICP sells copper (which I would suppose is also an alloy) but they haven't
> had any in stock for over a year, and VB has steel brake lines. I'm leaning
> toward the Moss set because they say they are clearly marked with a coded
> instruction sheet ($69.95). Copper/nickel alloy doesn't sound like it will
> rust like steel.
>
> Rear brakes. Couldn't easily remove the drums but the screws came out without
> a fuss. Couldn't turn the adjusters with my little open end 5/32" so the
> adjusters are soaking in PB Blaster. Maybe I'll buy the brake adjuster
> wrench. Apologies to the homeless spider that crawled out of the drum!
>
> Only banged my head twice so it was a GOOD DAY!
>
> Allen Hefner
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>
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