72 Duster Resurrection

Been really busy but I am still here.

Appreciate the info on the control arm stuff. That all sounds good to me. I will probably re-use my original 72 LCAs.

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Parts have been arriving steadily in the mail. I now have all the parts I need to rebuild the front end and front brakes.

I removed the old master cylinder. I think it must have been leaking at its connection to the firewall based on the extra rusted paint all around and below it.
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What is this thin plastic washer thing? I'm not sure if my new master cylinder came with one..


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I finally won the battle with the ball joints on the draglink and got it out of the car. It was a spirited struggle with the pickle fork and sledge. I broke the ball joints then removed the pitman and idler arm.

Now I need to start cleaning everything and putting it all back in with new parts. Stay tuned.
Looks like your brake pushrod is shot. The o ring groove should be square. I think theres somebody selling a btake pushrod on fabo for a few dollars. If i had a spare i'd sell it to you. Your new master cylinder should come with the black rubber O ring for the pushrod end that fits into the master cylinder.