Re: brakes
You can do it like 83 GT said, and thats fine. Put a rag around the master cylinder to catch any brake fluid that might run out of the master cylinder when you push the cailper pistons back in. You can use a good c-clamp or big pair of Channel Locks to do this. I prefer to break the bleeder screws loose on the caliper's and push the brake fluid out in to a container down below. You will have to have someone help you bleed the brakes when you are done. This gets newer brake fluid in the caliper and you dont have to worry about getting it allover the master cylinder and brake booster ( brake fluid will eat up paint in a bad way). On the back brakes just loosen the automatic brake adjuster off until you can get the drum to go back on. Then adjust both sides with a slight amount of drag on both sides, (evenly) another thing thatll help you on back brakes, (after you get the drum back on) take a rubber mallet hammer and tap (not hit) around the drum. This will help allign the shoes to the newly machined drums. Sometimes your front rotors will be kinda hard to turn with new pads and a freashly turned drum. Drive the car and break in the pads and recheck them if your worried about them. If there still very hard to turn then check your caliper piston for sticking or check the brake hose for internal break down and colapsing and not letting the brake fluid return to the master cylinder. Just my 2 cnets hope this helps!
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