Wait you take cures at only 55?? What are you thinking??
Larry
BTW My 78 only has one reservoir for the brake MC - Did they change it
for the last year of production??
>>>>On 10/15/99 6:31 AM so and so (Lancer7676@aol.com) said. (And I quote:)
>I had a couple of problems develop yesterday with my '79 Midget. I noticed
>on the drive from work that the brake pedal was lower and harder than usual
>so I decided to check it out as soon as I arrived home. Popped the hood and
>sure enough, the rear MC reservoir was completely empty and the forward res.
>was only half full. Checked around the MC for leakage--none apparant.
>Pulled the front wheels first--no leakage from the calipers that I could
>see--everything dry. Pulled the rear wheels--there was some dampness
>around
>the passenger side wheel but none that I could see around the wheel
>cylinder.
> Neither on the driver's side. There WAS a very small amount of black
>grease
>that probably seeped from the axle housing, but there was no wetness around
>the wheel cylinders, which, by the way, I had rebuilt within the past year.
>While I had the rear wheels off I looked at the hose connections above the
>axle housing--didnt see anything there.
>
>Filled the MC reservoir and bled the rear lines--topped everything up and
>got
>back the brake pedal--it feels good now. I can't figure out where the fluid
>leaked from. I figure I will closely monitor the brake fluid levels and see
>how quickly it leaves. Any ideas will be appreciated.
>
>Now--another problem that developed. In replacing BOTH front wheels, and
>tightening the lug nuts with arm strength only, no body weight at all, I
>snapped off 1 lug bolt per wheel. I called my mechanic who has a supply of
>bolts, and he said that was from fools (DPO, not me) putting the wheels back
>on with Air wrenches. They apply too much torque and will eventually break
>the lugs. Soooo--I am wondering whether I should replace ALL the lug bolts,
>not knowing how many others might be stressed by some fool with an air
>weapon. If they snap with only ARM strength, might they snapas well in a
>tight curve at 55 mph? Something to thinkabout for all of us!
>
>----David C.
Larry Macy
78 Midget
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Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
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Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
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