As you can see in the picture at right, the rotor is shaved, the new caliper is on, and the bleeding is about to begin. I wanted a second pair of Speed Bleeders for the back drum brakes (they're different than the ones in front--5/16" for the back, 3/8" for the front), but I ordered the wrong size. But that's the least of my problems for the brakes, as I'll discuss in a later post.In the process of installing the extended brake hoses for the front calipers, I made another mistake, damaging the end of the hard brake line that meets the hose at the frame rail. I used the "borrow-a-tool" option from AutoZone, installed a new nut, and flanged the end. It was a worthwhile mistake, actually, because I was able to learn a bit more about working with brake lines. Not fun, but educational. [Editor's Note: I flanged it correctly, but I twisted the hard brake line so much that it had to be replaced. Ultimately, I was not able to get the lines right.]
