Pickup restoration part three

[chickenjohn]

I also would like to retract some of what I said as I too did not realise the LCV's have different arrangements to the saloon/ Traveller.... broken record thrown away!

[Fingolfin]

Isn't the flasher unit supposed to go on (the engine bay side of) the right inner wing? Where you've got your flasher unit, David, I've got my...well...nothing. I guess it really doesn't matter at all.

[sgray]

Isn't the flasher unit supposed to go on (the engine bay side of) the right inner wing?

The flasher unit on my truck is where you've fitted it.

[Fingolfin]

There it is then! Perhaps it's a production difference, seeing as I've got a saloon.

[DaisyMayFozz]

yours is an earlier car fin, and it would not have originally had indicators if its a '59 (tfrafficators). Therfore, it would have been an add on. i belive yours was located on the inner wing, which is correct for a late '61 to early 64.

[davidmiles]

Wow thanks for the comments everyone, that Image of the battery leads Is very helpful Thanks Chris. Have you got negative earth then? Enjoy the Royal Wedding Celebrations everyone, I'm on duty today worst luck. Hope the rain keeps off our favourite wedding couple today.

[chrisryder]

oh yes, i'm negative earth. doesn't really make a difference regards having the brown wire on the same terminal as the battery wire.

[davidmiles]

some new parts arrived, air filter, oil filter and this nice little 12v coil, I had to use the original band though..[frame][/frame]

[davidmiles]

the original had too small bolt holes, so that went in the surplus bucket[frame][/frame]

[davidmiles]

I'm now trying to fit the brake pedal return spring, couldn't for the life of me work out where the spring attached to on the chassis ahead of the pedal clevis pin, scratched my head, had a cup of tea and another packet of pork scratchings and together with my mate Drew, took another look, two brains again. there's a little nodule that the spring leading end attaches to. It's a bit crude, but I wonder if thats it?[frame][/frame]

[MarkyB]

Not sure about calling it a nodule, a metal tag with a hole in is my recollection.

[Fingolfin]

There should be a small metal dealie (a clip or a nodule or something, can't really tell in my reference photo) on the floor of the chassis leg, maybe four inches ahead of the brake pedal mounting rod thing (that the clutch passes through) where the spring attaches. But maybe we should have someone more adept answer this one.

[davidmiles]

yes, the nodule just bent off when I put some pressure on it, would welding a nut on its side be going over the top, I mean it is a strong little spring?[frame][/frame]

[Fingolfin]

I don't think that's going over the top -- it is not only a strong spring, but it's very important. I think if I were in your position, that's what I would do. But! don't necessarily take my advice, keep in mind I haven't done anything with my brakes or the pedals yet...

[davidmiles]

cheers fin, the area the nut will need to be welded is here, on the chassis floor ahead of the master cylinder, four inches as you say.[frame][/frame]

[les]

If the chassis leg is rusty and won't take, you could maybe drill a 5/16'' hole, put a 1'' long screw through held inside with a nut( nyloc) and washer, then hook the spring into a drilled hole in the screw.( drilled prior to installation)

[DAVIDMCCULLOUGH]

The bracket doesnt require a lot of strength and its not under much pressure. I would make another bracket out of a piece of steel and pop rivet or screw it into place. The spring that goes on it is very fiddly to attach so it will be easier to fit through a thin bit of steel.

[davidmiles]

what I envisioned was this set up, easy to install in such a tight space, the nut is face on so that the spring arms can attach to the clevis pin.[frame][/frame]

[davidmiles]

the nut welded ok, once I found a good earth point for the welder, (a bare unpainted nut and bolt in the footwell). You have to be careful not to fill the nut hole with weld, and to weld behind the nut as well, so that it has strong attachment front and rear.
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[davidmiles]

its a short stubby powerful spring, I pulled it forward and attached it to the clevis pin with no problem using a bit if wire looped around the spring arm, this then was easy to pull back out once the spring was snapped into place on the clevis pin.
The brake pedal felt satisfyingly firm with a good strong return action.
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