Re: Re: 1955 Traction 11B “Barn Find” Project

[Anonymous]

And then welded it on in place, painted it with chip seal like the rest of the underside of the wing and voila!! 😀

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I repositioned the power steering motor (as it was hitting the gear change rods – one thing here, I did not get a lot of help from EZ Power Steering, which I am a little unhappy about) I had to fabricate a new securing bracket and refit – very fiddly now all the carpets are in.

First time the dashboard has been complete with steering wheel.

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Then onto the brakes. Rear left drum had stuck on and it took an age to remove it. The forward shoe had stuck, must have been when I was fitting the handbrake mechanism. Re centred the shoes and rebuilt the hub.

Then onto filling and bleeding – all went OK with a few leaks but it made me go through the whole system tightening and checking. Brakes were sold and worked great (no road test yet though 😉 ) Filled up the glass jar which is the first time it has had fluid in it.

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But just as I was about to finish and turn the lights off, I noticed the level had dropped by 1 cm. Checked under the car and there was a puddle under the master cylinder. Whipped off the panel and could see the fluid leaking from the push rod of the master cylinder. If you remember I was worried about the refit kit I was given and the type of seal. It did not match exactly the original but with a lot of these replacement items that is quite common. So I have ordered a complete Master Cylinder to make sure it will be fine.