Hello gents,
The brakes on the Newport have really been challenging. The rear shoes would not sit right, until finally I modified the leading shoe by about an 1/8" to allow the lever/bar a little more room to where it wasn't pushing the lead shoe too much. Now the rears sit nice and look great.
The fronts were a ***** too. It took a few tries to realize that the 2.5" shoes I removed weren't right, but the 3" shoes were too big. So, I finally settled on the 2.75" shoes, and now the fronts look great.
All brake pipes (lines) are replaced, so all parts are new. BUT, now there's an issue with the new master cylinder. The old unit came off OK, but there appears to be a "retainer" (spacer) between the booster and the cylinder assembly, which is shown in the photos. But on that retainer there is a thing called a "filter cover", which is a plastic piece that helps adapt the retainer to the master cylinder. My filter cover was in really bad shape. QUESTION: Does anyone know where this filter cover can be obtained? ALSO: The new master cylinder came with the pictured rubber piece, along with the little rubber ring. Does anyone know where these pieces go?
The brakes on the Newport have really been challenging. The rear shoes would not sit right, until finally I modified the leading shoe by about an 1/8" to allow the lever/bar a little more room to where it wasn't pushing the lead shoe too much. Now the rears sit nice and look great.
The fronts were a ***** too. It took a few tries to realize that the 2.5" shoes I removed weren't right, but the 3" shoes were too big. So, I finally settled on the 2.75" shoes, and now the fronts look great.
All brake pipes (lines) are replaced, so all parts are new. BUT, now there's an issue with the new master cylinder. The old unit came off OK, but there appears to be a "retainer" (spacer) between the booster and the cylinder assembly, which is shown in the photos. But on that retainer there is a thing called a "filter cover", which is a plastic piece that helps adapt the retainer to the master cylinder. My filter cover was in really bad shape. QUESTION: Does anyone know where this filter cover can be obtained? ALSO: The new master cylinder came with the pictured rubber piece, along with the little rubber ring. Does anyone know where these pieces go?