19MAR2004	Nothing.
20MAR2004	Went to town with a wire brush, sandpaper, and wire wheels on my drill.  I'm trying to clean up the corrosion on the rear axle.  This is very slow going.
21MAR2004	Still going...  Keep running the drill out of juice.
22MAR2004	Still still going
23MAR2004	Stopped at Advance Auto and got Right Stuff, Naval Jelly, Zinc primer, and semi-gloss anti-rust paint.  The naval jelly doesn't seem to do a thing.  The Right Stuff is supposed to bond to the rust, de-oxidize it, and provide a tacky surface to be primed.  It seems to be working relatively well.  I'm going to use the wire bursh & wheels to get the axle cleaned up and de-greased, then I'll put the Right Stuff down, then primer and paint. Started taking the calipers apart.  Got the pistons out and found a muddly-looking mess inside.  Not sure how to proceed from here... The bushings for the watts link arrived today.  I thought I would have to have the shop at KOI install these, but I was able to press them in, by hand, with no problems.  They're a two-part bushing, so it was pretty easy.  I primered and painted the one watts link arm that I didn't have a chance to get to the other day.  Looks sharp.
24MAR2004	Removed the boots from the back of the calipers.  Right side was full of a muddly-looking sludge, left side had good, clean grease.  Looks like the seal between the piston and the e-brake stuff is shot, which would explain the brake problems.  Put everything in the parts cleaner so I can get a better look at things.  I see the FSM talking about the "conical spring" but I have no idea what they're talking about.
25MAR2004	Expiremented with various methods of trying to remove the conical spring.  Nothing but frustration.
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