Utah to New York, 2019. A New Adventure Begins!

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Comment by Kevin F Smith on August 24, 2019 at 11:57pm

We made it safely and uneventfully to the campground across the street from my wife's son's house, and had a great visit this evening.

Tomorrow I'll set up the rest of our camp (like the awning) since we will be here until next Monday.

Thus endeth this chapter! Look for the new chapter coming soon...Summer Vacation, 2019!

Kev

Comment by Jimco_W001 on August 24, 2019 at 11:07am

"I think the main thing is the pressure check valve in the rear brake port of the M/C. You can just remove it for rear disk brakes."

Comment by Kevin F Smith on August 24, 2019 at 8:05am

Hey Jack.  From what I understand about using the Mustang GT brakes is that they are pretty much a drop in fit and are compatible without any changes to the MC or any proportioning control valves.

Comment by Jack Wasmuth on August 23, 2019 at 6:58pm

Hey Kev, what about the master cylinder? It is proportioned for rear drum brakes.

Comment by Kevin F Smith on August 23, 2019 at 6:41pm

Everything is loaded up...either in the RV compartments or the Jeep...the awning is retracted and secured...and we are almost ready to go!

I changed the fuel filter on the RV this morning, and even though I filled it with diesel first before installing it, it was still a bear to start!  Must have been an air bubble in the line...but it starts now and runs great!

So this chapter in our adventures is almost over.  Stay tuned for our next chapter, Summer Vacation 2019!  We are leaving here tomorrow morning, and will touch down tomorrow, early afternoon, at Wilderness Trails RV Park, in Sussex, NJ.  If you remember a lot of our past journey posts, this RV park used to be called Toye Recreation.  It is right across the street from my wife's son's house, so it is convenient and a really nice place.  Sadly, my wife's childhood friends, the Toyes, mostly passed away, so it is under new ownership...so we'll see what its like!  RIP Danny Toye...you were a very good man!  http://www.campgroundreviews.com/regions/new-jersey/sussex/woodland...

After around a week or so visiting Patti's son and grandkids, we'll be off to Virginia Beach, to visit MY three grandsons and my awesome daughter Mariah.  She married a Submariner just like her daddy, and he is out to sea.  I am so excited to see her and my grandkids, especially the youngest that was just born, who I haven't even met yet! 

After those two visits, it will be just about time to roll into our camp at our last Renaissance Faire before Winter Vacation, in Huntersville, NC.

Life is good!

p.s. After doing some research, I will INDEED be converting the rear brakes on the Jeep (with its Bronco II 28 spline rear end) to Mustang GT disk brakes!  311.00 bucks for the whole kit from Summit Racing, and pretty much a bolt on affair once I remove some material from the backing plates/caliper mounts included with the kit with my cutoff tool!  https://therangerstation.com/tech_library/ford_ranger_rear_disc_bra...

Kev

Comment by Kevin F Smith on August 22, 2019 at 7:28pm

The booth is all broken down and staged for the winter off season...and everything we are taking with us is staged on the porch. Tomorrow we load it all up, Tetris style...and then hit the road first thing Saturday morning!

Kev

Comment by Kevin F Smith on August 21, 2019 at 5:29pm

Cool Jimco!  And now I'm thinking of upgrading the rear brakes on the Jeep to disk brakes from a Ford Mustang GT (late 80s early 90s models).  Looks like an easy and affordable bolt on upgrade!  Just a few modifications to the stock Mustang brackets, and they look like they just bolt right on to where the drum backing plates bolt on.  Hmmmmmmmmmmm.... 

https://therangerstation.com/tech_library/ford_ranger_rear_disc_bra...

Kev

Comment by Jimco_W001 on August 20, 2019 at 9:53pm

Hey Kev, I just bought new front brake pads, rear shoes and wheel cylinders for our GMC Canyon. Now it should be good for another 100,000 miles. The truck will then have over 300,000 miles on it. I hope the brake repair goes better for me. Ordered the parts from ebay. Everything for $38 with free shipping and no tax.

Comment by Kevin F Smith on August 20, 2019 at 8:32pm

So the brakes on the Jeep Cherokee kicked my ARSE today! And it took ALL day, even though I had all the parts and fluids ready for the project (I thought!).

Lots of problems, which I finally defeated before it got dark.

First, Rock Auto sent me the wrong calipers...I ordered them for a 98...and whatever they sent me were NOT the same. So off to Napa to get the right ones I drove (20 miles away). They had them in stock...and they are left/right specific. They were only 30 bucks each...with a 50.00 core charge each. Yikes! At least I get the core charge back!

I came back to camp and finished the front...rotors and all...and then started on the back.

So my Jeep is a Frankenstein. The rear axle is an 8.8 factory LSD from a Ford Bronco II, but the PO changed out the backing plates for bigger drums from a 92 Ford Ranger. So the drums were the larger ones from a Ford Ranger. The wheel cylinders, however? Although they look the same (between a Bronco II and a Ranger), the brake line inlet is smaller on the Bronco II. So when I tried to install the wheel cylinders, the brake line wouldn't screw in! Arrrrrrggggghhhhhh!!!

So back to Napa, 20 miles away. Got the right wheel cylinders now and installed them...and then went to install the brake shoes. Arrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhh!!! Although they looked exactly the same, the hole placement for the springs and automatic brake adjusters were in different locations!

This time, because I just replaced the shoes this past winter, I decided to just reuse the "old" shoes. I simply cleaned them with brake parts cleaner and hope they will last for a while.

So yeah...it took all day for a simple project.

I did rent a hand pump vacuum bleeder as well...and went through the two quarts of brake fluid I had on hand. The brakes are WAY better than they were...but I still have to bleed them some more. Pedal has a little squish, and the brake light is still on.

But I was out of brake fluid and out of daylight...so that will have to wait until tomorrow...or more likely Thursday, because it is supposed to rain cats and dogs starting tonight and most of the day tomorrow.

The Jeep has all new brakes now (except the master cylinder, booster, and brake lines)...and once I bleed out the rest of the air? We'll be golden! Just waiting now for good weather.

And P.S.: I dropped one of my tiny round files in the grass and didn't notice it. The plastic handle was down, with the sharp point sticking up...and I sat right down on it! It sank in about 3 inches into my upper butt muscle on the right hand side. OUCH!!! I had to yank it out! Good thing it was relatively clean and not rusty! I done stabbed myself in the buttocks!

Kev

Comment by Kevin F Smith on August 19, 2019 at 10:26am

So the Sterling Renaissance Festival is over, we did pretty well, and today begins the week of packdown before we are officially back on vacation.

Before we leave, I have to replace the fuel filter on the RV, and fix the brakes on the Jeep (new pads in front, new shoes and new wheel cylinders in back that fit a 94 Ford Ranger pickup truck...and then bleed them).

After that I have to pack down the workshop and booth and prep everything for storage for the off season...and then bring back all our stock and whatnot from the booth to our campground, and start playing the Tetris game to make everything fit.

All I'm doing today is going to Harbor Freight to pick up a large heavy duty tarp to cover our equipment storage box with for the off season...and then stopping by a shipping store to buy a 24x24x24 box, packing tape, and bubble wrap, so I can get a large ballista shipped out...which has to be shipped out today.

If I get everything done by early afternoon, we'll be taking the pups for a swim in Lake Ontario. They sure do love the water!

Kev

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