my usual method for drum brakes .. remove the hub , then assemble the shoes , springs & compensators on the bench .. then fit them as one part , re-grease the bearing ( might as well while you're there ) ..then refit hub .. so much easier than trying to coax the springs into place in-situ
I swear by the old school Drum brake pliers that i got from my dad. They have the tool for the springs and compressing the spring pins that are a pain. Don't know why more people don't use them!?!? Good job keeping the Baby Bowtie going!
I really feel your pain working on drum brakes. Growing up as a kid, all our cars had drum brakes. You can make the job much easier with the proper tools. I still have my brake tools after almost 50 years.
grab a piece of rubber or plastic hose and a plastic water bottle. poke a hole in the lid, run one end into the bottle and connect the other end yo your bleeder screw. saves a mess of brake fluid from getting everywhere in the future! Love you guys
Tip for removing the retaining clips on the brakes, when you are twisting the clip with the pliers place your finger on the other side of the retaining pin (on the rear of the brake/back plate) to stop it spinning so the clip on the front rotatets and undoes, hope it helps. You can also get a special tool to remove/ refit the clips , its a tube with a chamfer on the inside that is serrated so it grips the clip when you push and twist it to remove or refit it, I still find it easier to use flat nose pliers myself though 👍
I love the Smell of Diesel Smoke in the Morning. Love it. You Guys have a Sweet little Luv...This newer oil, I dont like for Older Diesels. I would of used that 15-40 Rotella. Shell, Its in the white container ..I think its Better for the older ones. My opinion.. Great Video
I'm enjoying the MG and Luv projects ! I had a '62 Midget and a '68 B GT and I also bought a 4x4 Luv for a $100 ! The guy had to get rid of it or landlord was going to give him the boot, It was sitting in the backyard sunk to it's rims 🤭 The Luv had very low compression and I had never dealt with an overhead cam before and this was before but got it running pretty good but had gas tank rust and I rolled pinballs around in it then cleaned out then used a tank sealer called SLOSH ? Finally I put 2-6 gal outboard tanks in the bed and drove to work for awhile! Parked in the Carport and a guy knocked on the door asked about the Luv, Sold to him for money spent and a case of Busch beer and bring the gas tanks back from my boat! ✌️💜🎸 From STL Mo
Just checked on one of the big filter manufacturers (Ryco) catalogues here in Aus. The Holden Gemini that uses the same 4FB1 diesel. Uses a Z178A filter. Which also seems to be a STP Oil Filter S3985. :)
If you cross-reference those numbers, you end up with a Fram PH3985. Fram has dimensions and thread type posted, which is M20x1.5, with a height of 93 mm (Approx. 3.66"). The Wix 51626 is a direct cross-reference match for the Fram and STP noted.
I learned to drive in one of those. My dad had a 4x4 petrol one. If you went too steep with it, it flooded and died. But it took us everywhere. LUV'd that ol' girl.
After viewing this, I'm glad I kept my dad's brake removal tools. Didn't see you apply grease to the backing plate for anti squeal. Also wondering if you made the brake drag adjustment. Maybe I missed or it wasn't shown. Thanks for uploading.
This is usually my exact comment to drum brake videos. EVERYBODY forgets to anti seize the backing plate nubs that contact the shoes. Anti seize on adjuster threads. Then adjust the drum to barely rubbing on the shoes.
I am pretty sure you stick the exciter wire in series with the dash ignition light which connects to the ignition key. Then when it excites it will turn off the ignition light which tells you the alternator is working.
Showin the luv some love,back in the 80s I worked for a sandblasting contractor he had a little dodge d50 ram,pretty cool and reliable work truck,drove like a caddy too
My Dad bought one of the first sold in Eastern Oregon back in 72', 85 mph was all it would do but man did we work that truck, they bought a 79' after Dad stacked the 72', they drove the heck out of both.
loved this video i almost forgot how Cool the old Chevy Luvs were ! as a boy i used to Study my Dads JC Whitney Catalogs and one of the things i thought was so cool is they sold a Adapter for both the Luv and the Ford Couriers that would bolt onto the rear rims and allow you to attach another stock tire onto them to get a Dually , i guess that had always been a cool idea or desire of mine because people in my 40s i wound up buying a Chevy CK 3500 Dually Deisel for my personalTruck I did get it to pull around some Boats i owned and Campers but i actually found a Used Centurion Conversion Truck that had all the Bells and Whistles so being a divorced Bachelor that Truck was my Daily Driver plus with the nice Leather and Wood Interior i used it as my Personal Vehicle on Weekends etc it has the CustomPaint / Graphics on it not a Beat up Work truck so i used it for Dates and Errands for years
That gecko just wanted to have some tea and raspberry biscuits while discussing car insurance for the little Chevy luv. That's why he's was inspecting it.
Glad to see you all are taking the time to resurrect that little pickup from the grave of abandonment! There is a tool used to remove the brake shoe hold-down springs that is very useful, makes life easier while doing a brake job. Agreed that CP makes a great impact gun, electric or pneumatic, have had one made by them since 1982 and still going strong 40 years later. Thanks for another wonderful and positive video, you guys sure rock!
I'm glad to see new tires on the LUV. Way back in about 1977 I was bear hunting with a buddy in Colorado, up in the San Juans. We were from Oklahoma. My 75 LUV broke a camshaft while we were up on the mountain. I hitch-hiked into Pagosa Springs and ordered the new cam from the Chevy dealer there. Some other hunters from Arkansas took me back to get the cam when it came in. I had a 30 caliber ammo can full of tools that I normally carried, I replaced the camshaft up on the mountain top and drove it back to Oklahoma. My hunting buddy was a lawyer and had no idea I could do a major repair that far from home.
Thank you for this episode about your 74 Chevrolet LUV mini truck. The shape reminds me of Isuzu Florian 4 door sedan in 1970s. Wikipedia in Japanese language describes that Chevy LUVs were made from 1972 - 1982 by Isuzu Motor Co. in Japan for GM USA until S-10 Chevy truck launch. The front half Cabin derived from FLORIAN. Truck Beds were fitted in GM factory to avoid high import tax imposed on Completely manufactured Japanese MIni Trucks in those days. Chevy LUV had minor changes with new Diesel Engine C223 type in 1981. Isuzu started to sell ISUZU PUP (identical to Chevy LUV but the badge) in USA from 1983. I enjoyed your CZcams channel very much. Please be safe and sound in your adventures.
My mom had a Luv truck when I was 16. I got to drive it all through high school. We had the bed changed to a wood one after the original rusted away. Loved that truck. Lots of good high school memories. Wish I still had it honestly!
There used to be a tool made to take those springs off of the break shoe assemblies. It's got a cup on the end and the handle is long and has a T on the end. You would use that to compress the spring while at the same time remove/replace the spring cups/retainers. I doubt a new one has been made in 20 or more years. I don't remember seeing one at Harbor Freight tools. I ran over to AMAZON real quick because it was bugging me and I found a new fangled version called a Break Spring Compressor Tool and it's only $8 . It's not as good as the old school all metal style with the long handle that allowed you to keep your face away from the work but it's WAY safer than using pliers.
It's such a nice little truck, with just exactly the right amount of patina 👌 And not a silly idea with diesel and its mpg in these times with crazy fuel prices. Here in Denmark, 1 gallon of gasoline costs $ 8.50 😢😢
For future reference you should be able to pre assemble the “big” springs between each shoe off the backing plate and just stretch them over top of the spindle and the wheel cylinders. Then do the small springs the hold the shoes to the backing plate. Saves a ton of time and is much safer.
I love the Chevy luv truck A friend of mine put a big block in one... Fast 10-11 seconds truck...it was challenging changing the spark plugs though...!!!!
Getting the Luv back in commission then going out for ice cream reminds me of a custom my ex-wife's family had: Any time someone in the family bought a new car -- or at least new to the buyer -- everyone got in and they drove the eight miles into town for ice cream. I think it's a fun idea and if I can ever afford a new car, I'll do it again.
Oh, the way that I was taught to do the long springs between the two brake shoes is to install them first using the biggest pair of diagonal wire cutters that you can find to grip the springs and leverage them into position without any of the other stuff in place. Then you can add the various retainers and clips afterwards. The springs are hard enough that you won't hurt them gripping them with the wire cutters. This was such a common practice for Dad that he referred to the biggest wire cutters as his "brake pliers" since he never used them for anything else and it was years later before I figured out what they were actually called. We had a big family, a lot of cars, and they all had drum brakes. Most Saturdays were spent fixing one or more of those cars.
On 24:20. There is always an exeption. Daf diesel type 475 had an air intake tube with an throttle valve. On both sides where airlines witch went to both sides of an membrame fitted to the fuelinjectorpump. Airintake throttle valve wide open=full fuelpump. At the moment you held it in driving posission the vacuum balanced by the engine revs(flow of air needed). Thus adjusting fuel to the road condition. It was an truckengine. Landrover had an 2,25 liter 4 cyl diesel. The throttle cabel went to the atomizer fuel pump but was linked further to an throttle valve in the airintake tube. When braking you lift the accellerator pedal, so fuelpump and valve close creating vacuum in the inlet witch was run to a brake booster. If its the alternator activator it is put on your key 12 volt contact. Contact on no loading light on. If you start the engine the alternator starts loading and what was an 0 volt powerline becomes a 12 volt(same on 24). Light goes out meaning1:charging 2 bulp broken. Thats why always check lights when putting on ignition.
You can buy a self energizing alternator. It has magnets in it . It would fit on your application. Same as mine . No need to energize it .the magnets inside it does it.
This may be one of my favorite videos, So funny to watch someone else struggle. I took a break from polishing the inside of my blower scoop to watch you. Thanks for cheering up this lone wolf and thank you for your time.
I’m sure lots of people have mentioned this already but there are specific tools for replacing drum brakes. The right tools make the process very easy. **yep, I just checked - $20 for the right tools at harbor freight.
Watching you bring back the Luv truck is so cool. I had a little ‘87 4-banger Ranger and I miss that little truck. Something about them that you don’t appreciate at the time.
Tip: before disassembling a drum brake make a picture after you have taken off the drum. That way you have a reference how it is all supposed to go together again. Front drum brakes often have 2 cylinders, that way that drum brake has 2 LEADING brake shoes which grab on the drum better then any trailing shoes can. A vehicle needs all the brake potential it can have on the front brakes because those do 75-80% of all braking effort. For the alt.: the circuit that is used to activate the field inside the alternator is called an exciter circuit. It's just an ignition switch contolled 12V feed which passes through a resistor like a lightbulb in the dashboard. You can also use a (ceramic power) resistor but a lightbulb doubles up as a warning light inside the car. If the alt doesn't charge anymore the lightbulb will light up when the engine is running.
If ya'll ever want to change the front over to disc brakes, go to a 1978-80 model. It will bolt right in, just don't forget the brake booster. I know because I used to have a 1980 model that was once wrecked in the front and had the front clip replaced with a 1976 model from halfway up the wheel wells forward and 100% of the frown fenders/wings. Also there are special tools that are inexpensive just for drum brakes. One for the retention springs that looks like a screwdriver and the other "pliers type" for the return springs. Also, for your alternator and vacuum pump, you could go with a GM 10SI type and replace the vacuum pump with an electric one from Amazon. It's going for $65 and the part number is 20804130. If that's not enough, you could add a vacuum chamber. Just sharing information, nothing more.
I've mentioned it before, but you guys keep coming up with things for me to comment on that we have in common. I am a private pilot, although not current. I own a Malibu ski boat, and I own and love my Audi S5 Cabriolet. It's just uncanny. I also drove two Chevy Luvs growing up. Hope you two are well, looking forward to Spring and Sommer.
Emily you need the tool that fits over the hold down springs. Sometimes the pins spin with the spring cap. I have never seen dual wheel cylinders before. I would change both of them. Are you repacking the bearings since you have the wheels off? They also make a return spring tool that makes it much easier to get them back on. One end of the tool is for removing and the other end is for getting them back on the metal post. I guess those shoes have holes for both ends of the return springs. Is there an adjuster to set the drag?
I agree the Pliers are the Bees Knees plus please never reuse the old Pins and Springs.You can get a set of new Hardware for under 10 Bucks(Pins,Springs and Washers)That's Canadian $ too.
Why not take off the hubs being that it is not a 4X4? A cotter pin and one nut, you could re-grease them and have way more room to get to the springs for the brakes.
I would luv to take one of those little trucks with the diesel and just see how much the economy could be improved. I'd also like to put an lv3 4.3 turbo charged in one.
Love ❤ the LUV!! If you run your exciter wire through a normally open oil pressure switch - it will energize automatically every time you start up! 👌👍❤
There is a nice little tool that makes taking those springs on and off very easy. I had a LUV back in the '80s and put a Buick V6 and turbo 350 in it. Even with rebuilt brakes they were not very good at all. LUVed that little truck
If you put a incandescent bulb instead of your switch it will limit the current to your alternator, which is better for it (wont burn it out). When ignition is on the 12v through the bulb to the alternator will glow the bulb, when the car starts and the alternator starts charging the bulb will go out because there is 12v from either end. Loose a fan belt or faulty alternator and the light glows.
This makes me miss my 1980 4x4 Chevy LUV. It was my first vehicle, I installed a new radio deck and wired in some new speakers too. It was a 4-speed manual, so the fuel mileage was 14-18mpg if I was lucky. But it was mine, and I loved it. Wish I never let it go.
This reminded me of high school and a friend's luv..... I had an 1972 stepside p.u. bought it auction for 800 bucks , from the Texas state department of agriculture . 250 straight 6 cylinder oak bed, 3 on the tree.... and the factory hi lo dimmer switch by your left foot. And the state to improve gas mileage put skinny 16s on it , this was 1979...so those tires were not easy to come by then. Miss that truck.
Blessings y’all. I had a Ford Courier, it was the same color and body style as your LUV, but the similarities step there. I didn’t know how to maintain it. I just let it slip away. I was too busy going to college to become an engineer. I also wasted a spotless, garage parked, little ole lady driven once a week to church, 65 Mustang…wasted and slipped away, into the arms of another. So sad…for me. Blessings y’all.
HIYA BOTH, as us way over the pond are used to diesels powering most vehicles, my Landrover turbo diesel freelander (BMW DIESEL FACTORY FITTED) I bet your glad you have a cheap mini truck to run around in now you hit with rising petrol (GAS) and diesel prices, we have been hit also with silly queues at fuel stations.. I used to run my old 1991 turbo diesel bigger Landrover on %50 percent bulk buy cooking oil %50 percent diesel plus a splash of unleaded to keep the cetain levels higher and the old landrover loved it and ran very well..NOTE not all modern diesels will do this so caution advised..GOOGLE DIESELS RUNNING ON COOKING OIL..lol thanks for the video.. Ian - UK.
While that little girl is up on the rack like this. Good idea to get a quart of black rust olem paint, thin it down and spray paint the underside of this trucks frame and chassis, floorboards and underside of the bed to keep her from rusting out underneath it. She's a beauty all right.
13:1313:16 Emily = musician 👍thank you beautiful job on the drum brakes I have the same to do tomorow on my 1994 tiny Citroën I just bought , so it will be ok for the inspection my way to blew air out from brakes is using a flexible pipe with a small one way valve at the end ; so I can work it good ( I am alone )
This Orange Beauty need a complete overhauling! This is such a rare one, it’s worth to do a full Restauration! Would love to see a series of restonvids of it!
Thanks for the video! Drum brakes really test your pliers. I love Knipex pliers, especially their water pump pliers, which are basically the best adjustable pliers ever made. My father in law got me my first one back when they were made in West Germany and it is still my go to pliers. Perhaps you can get a sponsorship? They make just about any kind of pliers (and a lot of other tools) that you could possibly need.
My cousin had a Luv with a straight pipe.Used to rattle Windows when you down shifted.The cops made us put a muffler on it.It was a blast while it lasted.
Always love the content keep it coming👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻always loved the older trucks. I’m working on what use to be my dads now my 1994 Dodge Ram 1500 it’s fun keeping them on the road.
Don’t you just love drum brakes, endless amounts of frustration. I have a pair of brake pliers, they make things so much easier. At least you both got them done though
my usual method for drum brakes .. remove the hub , then assemble the shoes , springs & compensators on the bench .. then fit them as one part , re-grease the bearing ( might as well while you're there ) ..then refit hub .. so much easier than trying to coax the springs into place in-situ
you beat me to the comment
Well thats SMART!!
You could just take a pic of it before you disassemble it
I swear by the old school Drum brake pliers that i got from my dad. They have the tool for the springs and compressing the spring pins that are a pain. Don't know why more people don't use them!?!? Good job keeping the Baby Bowtie going!
I was going to say they make a tool for those spring caps. Not sure if they still do but I am old always had several of them around
I have one too
I remember that tool growing up working on drum brakes with my Dad. Wondering why they don't have one of them in their shop
I remember my dad having the same tool
Surly they still make this tool..Make taking and replacing these springs.
They make tools for shoebrakes. I have had mine for over 30 years. They make the job easier.
I was just thinking the same thing!
Oh the Chevy Luv! Early 80s truck we had so much fun with back in high school. Thanks for sharing a awesome vehicle!
I really feel your pain working on drum brakes. Growing up as a kid, all our cars had drum brakes. You can make the job much easier with the proper tools. I still have my brake tools after almost 50 years.
I'm LUV'ing the fact that you're bringing 'er back to be your daily! Thanks for the update, y'all!✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
Nice to see the luv back on the road again. You two work so well together, nice to see that, true love!!!
Awesome to see the LUV back on the road. It's such a cool little truck.
grab a piece of rubber or plastic hose and a plastic water bottle. poke a hole in the lid, run one end into the bottle and connect the other end yo your bleeder screw. saves a mess of brake fluid from getting everywhere in the future!
Love you guys
Tip for removing the retaining clips on the brakes, when you are twisting the clip with the pliers place your finger on the other side of the retaining pin (on the rear of the brake/back plate) to stop it spinning so the clip on the front rotatets and undoes, hope it helps.
You can also get a special tool to remove/ refit the clips , its a tube with a chamfer on the inside that is serrated so it grips the clip when you push and twist it to remove or refit it, I still find it easier to use flat nose pliers myself though 👍
Yeah, anything that has a serrated edge is great, last time, I only needed 15 stiches.
@@richardbartley2584 oops! hope it healed up ok
I love you two work together on projects. Great content.
I love the Smell of Diesel Smoke in the Morning. Love it. You Guys have a Sweet little Luv...This newer oil, I dont like for Older Diesels. I would of used that 15-40 Rotella. Shell, Its in the white container ..I think its Better for the older ones. My opinion.. Great Video
This video reminds me of why I love disc brakes 🤣! Lil ol Luv trucks looks good!
More memories. We bought new 1980-81 blue 4x4 Chevy LUV pickup for our new orchard. We hated trading our Orange Jeep CJ-7. Love how you work together.
I'm enjoying the MG and Luv projects ! I had a '62 Midget and a '68 B GT and I also bought a 4x4 Luv for a $100 ! The guy had to get rid of it or landlord was going to give him the boot, It was sitting in the backyard sunk to it's rims 🤭 The Luv had very low compression and I had never dealt with an overhead cam before and this was before but got it running pretty good but had gas tank rust and I rolled pinballs around in it then cleaned out then used a tank sealer called SLOSH ? Finally I put 2-6 gal outboard tanks in the bed and drove to work for awhile! Parked in the Carport and a guy knocked on the door asked about the Luv, Sold to him for money spent and a case of Busch beer and bring the gas tanks back from my boat! ✌️💜🎸 From STL Mo
Hi! The alternator wire that excite the field goes to a light and diode. Most of the time in the dash cluster! Hope this helps. 👍🏻
Just checked on one of the big filter manufacturers (Ryco) catalogues here in Aus. The Holden Gemini that uses the same 4FB1 diesel.
Uses a Z178A filter. Which also seems to be a STP Oil Filter S3985. :)
If you cross-reference those numbers, you end up with a Fram PH3985. Fram has dimensions and thread type posted, which is M20x1.5, with a height of 93 mm (Approx. 3.66"). The Wix 51626 is a direct cross-reference match for the Fram and STP noted.
I learned to drive in one of those. My dad had a 4x4 petrol one. If you went too steep with it, it flooded and died. But it took us everywhere. LUV'd that ol' girl.
After viewing this, I'm glad I kept my dad's brake removal tools. Didn't see you apply grease to the backing plate for anti squeal. Also wondering if you made the brake drag adjustment. Maybe I missed or it wasn't shown. Thanks for uploading.
This is usually my exact comment to drum brake videos. EVERYBODY forgets to anti seize the backing plate nubs that contact the shoes. Anti seize on adjuster threads. Then adjust the drum to barely rubbing on the shoes.
I am pretty sure you stick the exciter wire in series with the dash ignition light which connects to the ignition key. Then when it excites it will turn off the ignition light which tells you the alternator is working.
I have a man crush on Aaron.. Dude can build fix and operate anything!
AND COOKS LIKE A BOSS!!!
They make a tool for taking those "mofo's" off, it also helps to reach behind and hold the pin with a finger so it doesn't spin.
Showin the luv some love,back in the 80s I worked for a sandblasting contractor he had a little dodge d50 ram,pretty cool and reliable work truck,drove like a caddy too
My Dad bought one of the first sold in Eastern Oregon back in 72', 85 mph was all it would do but man did we work that truck, they bought a 79' after Dad stacked the 72', they drove the heck out of both.
loved this video i almost forgot how Cool the old Chevy Luvs were ! as a boy i used to Study my Dads JC Whitney Catalogs and one of the things i thought was so cool is they sold a Adapter for both the Luv and the Ford Couriers that would bolt onto the rear rims and allow you to attach another stock tire onto them to get a Dually , i guess that had always been a cool idea or desire of mine because people in my 40s i wound up buying a Chevy CK 3500 Dually Deisel for my personalTruck I did get it to pull around some Boats i owned and Campers but i actually found a Used Centurion Conversion Truck that had all the Bells and Whistles so being a divorced Bachelor that Truck was my Daily Driver plus with the nice Leather and Wood Interior i used it as my Personal Vehicle on Weekends etc it has the CustomPaint / Graphics on it not a Beat up Work truck so i used it for Dates and Errands for years
The joy of cobbling together an old vehicle. ;)
Nice to see the luv is still in such a good condition. I also own one like this one . My luv is a blue color
That gecko just wanted to have some tea and raspberry biscuits while discussing car insurance for the little Chevy luv. That's why he's was inspecting it.
Glad to see you all are taking the time to resurrect that little pickup from the grave of abandonment! There is a tool used to remove the brake shoe hold-down springs that is very useful, makes life easier while doing a brake job. Agreed that CP makes a great impact gun, electric or pneumatic, have had one made by them since 1982 and still going strong 40 years later.
Thanks for another wonderful and positive video, you guys sure rock!
We sure appreciate the love, Mark!
I'm glad to see new tires on the LUV. Way back in about 1977 I was bear hunting with a buddy in Colorado, up in the San Juans. We were from Oklahoma. My 75 LUV broke a camshaft while we were up on the mountain. I hitch-hiked into Pagosa Springs and ordered the new cam from the Chevy dealer there. Some other hunters from Arkansas took me back to get the cam when it came in. I had a 30 caliber ammo can full of tools that I normally carried, I replaced the camshaft up on the mountain top and drove it back to Oklahoma. My hunting buddy was a lawyer and had no idea I could do a major repair that far from home.
That’s quite a story!!! I’ll bet you’ll never forget that trip!
Thank you for this episode about your 74 Chevrolet LUV mini truck. The shape reminds me of Isuzu Florian 4 door sedan in 1970s. Wikipedia in Japanese language describes that Chevy LUVs were made from 1972 - 1982 by Isuzu Motor Co. in Japan for GM USA until S-10 Chevy truck launch. The front half Cabin derived from FLORIAN. Truck Beds were fitted in GM factory to avoid high import tax imposed on Completely manufactured Japanese MIni Trucks in those days. Chevy LUV had minor changes with new Diesel Engine C223 type in 1981. Isuzu started to sell ISUZU PUP (identical to Chevy LUV but the badge) in USA from 1983. I enjoyed your CZcams channel very much. Please be safe and sound in your adventures.
Thanks- I owned a 1980 Luv from from 1983 to 1989. Great times. Thank for bringing yours alive.
diesel swap great idea
My mom had a Luv truck when I was 16. I got to drive it all through high school. We had the bed changed to a wood one after the original rusted away.
Loved that truck. Lots of good high school memories. Wish I still had it honestly!
There used to be a tool made to take those springs off of the break shoe assemblies. It's got a cup on the end and the handle is long and has a T on the end. You would use that to compress the spring while at the same time remove/replace the spring cups/retainers. I doubt a new one has been made in 20 or more years. I don't remember seeing one at Harbor Freight tools. I ran over to AMAZON real quick because it was bugging me and I found a new fangled version called a Break Spring Compressor Tool and it's only $8 . It's not as good as the old school all metal style with the long handle that allowed you to keep your face away from the work but it's WAY safer than using pliers.
That Lil new pet of urs didn't wanna leave ya. So cute. Should have kept it. Lol!!
It's such a nice little truck, with just exactly the right amount of patina 👌 And not a silly idea with diesel and its mpg in these times with crazy fuel prices. Here in Denmark, 1 gallon of gasoline costs $ 8.50 😢😢
They make special brake spring compressor tools at like NAPA.
Awesome Job, will be about for weeks before my Injector pump gets back. On the road again. Looking very much forward to it. Thanks for the vid.
For future reference you should be able to pre assemble the “big” springs between each shoe off the backing plate and just stretch them over top of the spindle and the wheel cylinders. Then do the small springs the hold the shoes to the backing plate. Saves a ton of time and is much safer.
I liked that diesel teaching moment about the vacuum and the alternator. Hope to see more on the Luv truck.
I love the Chevy luv truck
A friend of mine put a big block in one... Fast 10-11 seconds truck...it was challenging changing the spark plugs though...!!!!
I love the luv, I had a 80 Model when I was 16. Drove the wheels off of it.
I had a luv in 85’, used it for small landscaping business, helped me pay off legal fines from dumb decisions 😂😂😂
Getting the Luv back in commission then going out for ice cream reminds me of a custom my ex-wife's family had: Any time someone in the family bought a new car -- or at least new to the buyer -- everyone got in and they drove the eight miles into town for ice cream. I think it's a fun idea and if I can ever afford a new car, I'll do it again.
Oh, the way that I was taught to do the long springs between the two brake shoes is to install them first using the biggest pair of diagonal wire cutters that you can find to grip the springs and leverage them into position without any of the other stuff in place. Then you can add the various retainers and clips afterwards. The springs are hard enough that you won't hurt them gripping them with the wire cutters. This was such a common practice for Dad that he referred to the biggest wire cutters as his "brake pliers" since he never used them for anything else and it was years later before I figured out what they were actually called. We had a big family, a lot of cars, and they all had drum brakes. Most Saturdays were spent fixing one or more of those cars.
On 24:20.
There is always an exeption. Daf diesel type 475 had an air intake tube with an throttle valve. On both sides where airlines witch went to both sides of an membrame fitted to the fuelinjectorpump. Airintake throttle valve wide open=full fuelpump. At the moment you held it in driving posission the vacuum balanced by the engine revs(flow of air needed). Thus adjusting fuel to the road condition. It was an truckengine.
Landrover had an 2,25 liter 4 cyl diesel.
The throttle cabel went to the atomizer fuel pump but was linked further to an throttle valve in the airintake tube. When braking you lift the accellerator pedal, so fuelpump and valve close creating vacuum in the inlet witch was run to a brake booster.
If its the alternator activator it is put on your key 12 volt contact. Contact on no loading light on. If you start the engine the alternator starts loading and what was an 0 volt powerline becomes a 12 volt(same on 24). Light goes out meaning1:charging
2 bulp broken. Thats why always check lights when putting on ignition.
Everything the springs made the funny sound, reminded me of the corny chime of a clock in a horror comedy of the 50s and 60s.
You can buy a self energizing alternator. It has magnets in it . It would fit on your application. Same as mine . No need to energize it .the magnets inside it does it.
I love your little shoulder wiggle with the camshaft.
This may be one of my favorite videos, So funny to watch someone else struggle. I took a break from polishing the inside of my blower scoop to watch you. Thanks for cheering up this lone wolf and thank you for your time.
What a cool lil truck, I LUV it ! Great video yall!
I’m sure lots of people have mentioned this already but there are specific tools for replacing drum brakes. The right tools make the process very easy. **yep, I just checked - $20 for the right tools at harbor freight.
Watching you bring back the Luv truck is so cool. I had a little ‘87 4-banger Ranger and I miss that little truck. Something about them that you don’t appreciate at the time.
Working on drum brakes suck but having the right tools for them makes it bearable.
Tip: before disassembling a drum brake make a picture after you have taken off the drum. That way you have a reference how it is all supposed to go together again.
Front drum brakes often have 2 cylinders, that way that drum brake has 2 LEADING brake shoes which grab on the drum better then any trailing shoes can. A vehicle needs all the brake potential it can have on the front brakes because those do 75-80% of all braking effort.
For the alt.: the circuit that is used to activate the field inside the alternator is called an exciter circuit. It's just an ignition switch contolled 12V feed which passes through a resistor like a lightbulb in the dashboard. You can also use a (ceramic power) resistor but a lightbulb doubles up as a warning light inside the car. If the alt doesn't charge anymore the lightbulb will light up when the engine is running.
Dang the luv is so clean. Man I’d daily that Lil fella. I love it
That truck would look really good with a set of old skool, white, steel, wagon spoke rims.
I love luv love! Good work guys. 👍
I always order a Heath Blizzard with Chocolate soft serve. So Good! Awesome to see the Luv back on the road! Cheers! Zip~
Love you guys! Great video... I've been waiting for a little Luv on the road. See you soon
If ya'll ever want to change the front over to disc brakes, go to a 1978-80 model. It will bolt right in, just don't forget the brake booster. I know because I used to have a 1980 model that was once wrecked in the front and had the front clip replaced with a 1976 model from halfway up the wheel wells forward and 100% of the frown fenders/wings. Also there are special tools that are inexpensive just for drum brakes. One for the retention springs that looks like a screwdriver and the other "pliers type" for the return springs.
Also, for your alternator and vacuum pump, you could go with a GM 10SI type and replace the vacuum pump with an electric one from Amazon. It's going for $65 and the part number is 20804130. If that's not enough, you could add a vacuum chamber. Just sharing information, nothing more.
I’ve found that needle nose vise grips are the best tool for drum brake springs.
Gotta love the LUV ! And diesel too.....even better. ❤
I love the Luv! I use to have one and miss it!
I've mentioned it before, but you guys keep coming up with things for me to comment on that we have in common. I am a private pilot, although not current. I own a Malibu ski boat, and I own and love my Audi S5 Cabriolet. It's just uncanny. I also drove two Chevy Luvs growing up. Hope you two are well, looking forward to Spring and Sommer.
Emily you need the tool that fits over the hold down springs. Sometimes the pins spin with the spring cap. I have never seen dual wheel cylinders before. I would change both of them. Are you repacking the bearings since you have the wheels off? They also make a return spring tool that makes it much easier to get them back on. One end of the tool is for removing and the other end is for getting them back on the metal post. I guess those shoes have holes for both ends of the return springs. Is there an adjuster to set the drag?
I agree the Pliers are the Bees Knees plus please never reuse the old Pins and Springs.You can get a set of new Hardware for under 10 Bucks(Pins,Springs and Washers)That's Canadian $ too.
Why not take off the hubs being that it is not a 4X4? A cotter pin and one nut, you could re-grease them and have way more room to get to the springs for the brakes.
Amatures.
My favorite project of yours!!!!
That 280z is pretty cool too...
Great job guys. The truck is looking good 👍👍🇨🇱
I remember trying to help my mechanic father with those brake jobs. Even with the right tools those springs are tough to put back in.
THANK YOU BOTH!!! that was fun to watch.
I would luv to take one of those little trucks with the diesel and just see how much the economy could be improved. I'd also like to put an lv3 4.3 turbo charged in one.
My Buick V6 swapped LUV got terrible mileage but it had 4:10 rear gears from the factory. It was a little stump puller tho.
Love ❤ the LUV!! If you run your exciter wire through a normally open oil pressure switch - it will energize automatically every time you start up! 👌👍❤
That Luv is so great. I would daily that truck!
There is a nice little tool that makes taking those springs on and off very easy. I had a LUV back in the '80s and put a Buick V6 and turbo 350 in it. Even with rebuilt brakes they were not very good at all. LUVed that little truck
If you put a incandescent bulb instead of your switch it will limit the current to your alternator, which is better for it (wont burn it out). When ignition is on the 12v through the bulb to the alternator will glow the bulb, when the car starts and the alternator starts charging the bulb will go out because there is 12v from either end. Loose a fan belt or faulty alternator and the light glows.
needle nose vise grips for the brake spring retaining clips.
This makes me miss my 1980 4x4 Chevy LUV. It was my first vehicle, I installed a new radio deck and wired in some new speakers too. It was a 4-speed manual, so the fuel mileage was 14-18mpg if I was lucky. But it was mine, and I loved it. Wish I never let it go.
I have a few project LUVs, including a 4wd diesel.
This reminded me of high school and a friend's luv..... I had an 1972 stepside p.u. bought it auction for 800 bucks , from the Texas state department of agriculture . 250 straight 6 cylinder oak bed, 3 on the tree.... and the factory hi lo dimmer switch by your left foot. And the state to improve gas mileage put skinny 16s on it , this was 1979...so those tires were not easy to come by then. Miss that truck.
Blessings y’all. I had a Ford Courier, it was the same color and body style as your LUV, but the similarities step there. I didn’t know how to maintain it. I just let it slip away. I was too busy going to college to become an engineer. I also wasted a spotless, garage parked, little ole lady driven once a week to church, 65 Mustang…wasted and slipped away, into the arms of another. So sad…for me. Blessings y’all.
Awesome work guys! Nice little truck and pretty rare in that great condition.
Mine rusted out pretty bad but it may have been due to driving it on the beach in Galveston too much. LOL. This one is really clean alright.
You can tie a long string on the spring to apply pressure then use a screw driver to push spring into place
always satisfying to work on your own vehicles. And ouch.. drum brakes to! I hate them with a passion lol
HIYA BOTH, as us way over the pond are used to diesels powering most vehicles, my Landrover turbo diesel freelander (BMW DIESEL FACTORY FITTED) I bet your glad you have a cheap mini truck to run around in now you hit with rising petrol (GAS) and diesel prices, we have been hit also with silly queues at fuel stations.. I used to run my old 1991 turbo diesel bigger Landrover on %50 percent bulk buy cooking oil %50 percent diesel plus a splash of unleaded to keep the cetain levels higher and the old landrover loved it and ran very well..NOTE not all modern diesels will do this so caution advised..GOOGLE DIESELS RUNNING ON COOKING OIL..lol thanks for the video.. Ian - UK.
Chevy luv and Isuzu pup are the same trucks...I love those trucks... great Design..!!!!
I would pull those danged hubs off just to have greater access to the springs and innards. I've fought Luv springs before and I hated it LOL. KUDOS!!!
While that little girl is up on the rack like this. Good idea to get a quart of black rust olem paint, thin it down and spray paint the underside of this trucks frame and chassis, floorboards and underside of the bed to keep her from rusting out underneath it. She's a beauty all right.
13:13 13:16 Emily = musician 👍thank you
beautiful job on the drum brakes
I have the same to do tomorow on my 1994 tiny Citroën I just bought , so it will be ok for the inspection
my way to blew air out from brakes is using a flexible pipe with a small one way valve at the end ; so I can work it good ( I am alone )
This Orange Beauty need a complete overhauling! This is such a rare one, it’s worth to do a full Restauration! Would love to see a series of restonvids of it!
you guys channeled your inner derrick in regards to the back braked. ( we are going to pretend we didn't see that) lol
Thanks for the video! Drum brakes really test your pliers. I love Knipex pliers, especially their water pump pliers, which are basically the best adjustable pliers ever made. My father in law got me my first one back when they were made in West Germany and it is still my go to pliers. Perhaps you can get a sponsorship? They make just about any kind of pliers (and a lot of other tools) that you could possibly need.
Wow I havent worked on one of these since High School in the 80s! Cool video
ARON'S BODY LANGUAGE 'we do not get on'
My cousin had a Luv with a straight pipe.Used to rattle Windows when you down shifted.The cops made us put a muffler on it.It was a blast while it lasted.
I would put it on a S-10 four wheel drive frame Nice truck brings back memories
I have several LUVs, a couple of series 1, 1972 and a diesel 4wd.
Always love the content keep it coming👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻always loved the older trucks. I’m working on what use to be my dads now my 1994 Dodge Ram 1500 it’s fun keeping them on the road.
Don’t you just love drum brakes, endless amounts of frustration. I have a pair of brake pliers, they make things so much easier. At least you both got them done though
I remember doing drum brake repairs on my 1966 mustang in high school. Been hit by springs more times than I can count!
That is awesome little truck i would love drive that around
A rad little truck I'm happy to see back on the road!