new jeep owner, have some questions.

I am about to replace all wheel cylinders, master cylinder, and soft brake lines. I thought the passenger front wheel cylinder leak wasnt bad.....But I couldnt even bleed the brakes. On a good note the engine starts up and runs like it was new(except for a little bit of smoke).

 

You have a rare score for a free jeep! I paid $800.00 for my '65 Tux, and I still had some work to do to it before I could even start it.

 

NICE!

Couple suggestions on your brakes from someone that went for a not so fun ride when his went out (luckily no disastrous result). Keep in mind that with a single reservoir master cylinder (as all these jeeps had pre-'68) If you lose brakes due to significant fluid leak on one corner, you lose all brakes. So fix all four corners carefully. Also, if you are buying new wheel cylinders and master cylinder, I suggest new lines. 44 year old steel lines likely have rust. Why put new cylinders and then connect with old lines, containing old fluid. Also I'll say that while your buying all these parts, it MAY be a good time to perform upgrades if you would like. Herm the over drive guy sells a kit to upgrade to a dual reservoir master cylinder, and you can upgrade to disc fronts using junkyard, jeep, and chevy parts, as seen in the tech section.

Good luck