Stuff you have fixed today

[Ubique]

Brake pipe Thursday, hate doing brake pipes as they never look right, usually the long bits that go across the bulkhead and then down under but these short bits turned out OK.

These 2 had odd sized fittings (its all imperial) so had to reuse them, not something I like doing but needs must, the rest are all new

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Thats new metal brake pipes from the master cylinder to the rear wheel cylinders, just waintin for the rear flexi to turn up, then start on the fronts

Have you tried the Laser brake pipe forming tool? works well on those tight bends.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

RWD's are all solid flywheel IIRC, it's only the FWD's that have the DMF's fitted.

04 duratorq rwd twin wheel definitely has a dual mass. Made the mistake of fitting a solid and ruined it

 

[Ubique]

Ah, right - bit before my time at a Ford dealer!

 

[JMS1972]

Brake pipe Thursday, hate doing brake pipes as they never look right, usually the long bits that go across the bulkhead and then down under but these short bits turned out OK.

These 2 had odd sized fittings (its all imperial) so had to reuse them, not something I like doing but needs must, the rest are all new

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Thats new metal brake pipes from the master cylinder to the rear wheel cylinders, just waintin for the rear flexi to turn up, then start on the fronts

When I replaced the long pipes on my Z3 I used the oldone as a pattern. Used tape to hold them together as each bend is formed. Came out looking factory....

 

[indy4x]

@JMS1972 That's what I usually do but the longer ones in the engine bay from the bias valve have a tortured route and there is no way you can get a pre-bent pipe into position, they have to be wiggled through and then try and put the bends in

 

[redlig]

Yesterday was showing some MIS How to restore some donated tools.

This rebate planer did not have a blade when it arrived in my care.
Again it has worm, that was treated.

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After the micro wave and liquid worm killer, the holes are filled with hard wax.


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The access with be removed and used to finish the plane.

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The wedge was dressed to give a straight edge, all fixings screws are cleaned and refitted lubricated with a soft wax.

A blade will be found and fitted.

Thanks for the tip re Microwave I would never have come up with that idea in a million years ..

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Thanks for the tip re Microwave I would never have come up with that idea in a million years ..

I try to help the good people on here.

 

[Blobber]

Started to fix one of the transits today

Bobs blokes 1 transit clutch nil

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OA cutting torch 1 seized in clutch spigot bearing nil


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OA cutting torch 1 transit lower wishbone bush nil

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OA cutting torch 1 seized up bolt in the above bush nil

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Ive seen a few worn out clutches in my time but you've definately had your moneys worth out of that! Is the flywheel ok?

 

[dobbslc]

@8ob were they trying to pull a tree stump out with it?

 

[redlig]

I try to help the good people on here.

You are all heart.

 

[m_c]

RWD's are all solid flywheel IIRC, it's only the FWD's that have the DMF's fitted.

As eLuSiVeMiTe says, RWD have always been dual mass since 2000. Some FWD were solid, but I'm not entirely sure where they changed from solid to dual mass.

04 duratorq rwd twin wheel definitely has a dual mass. Made the mistake of fitting a solid and ruined it

The conversion kits worked OK in lower horse power engines, albeit with a noticeable increase in NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness). That noticeable, that you can tell as soon as you let the engine labour, by the fact any loose fillings will fall out!
The issue was in higher horsepower engines, the sprung clutch plate just can't compensate enough to smooth out the torque spikes, resulting in friction discs that look like Bobs, in a very short distance due to the continual slipping under load.

 

[Ubique]

I'm probably mis-remembering it then, it was six years ago I left there!

 

[8ob]

Ive seen a few worn out clutches in my time but you've definately had your moneys worth out of that! Is the flywheel ok?

Flywheel is ok, these transit clutches take some stick in this game.

@8ob were they trying to pull a tree stump out with it?

Its the lads doing drag starts trying to get chip out of the tipper bodies that does the damage, leave them loaded over the weekend and it takes some getting out.

Bob

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

You are all heart.

Thank you.
You shouldn't ask what I do to the liars, fakes and those who steel other peoples work.

This is a family forum and what.

Whats it like Up north?

 

[Melvyn Best]

RWD's are all solid flywheel IIRC, it's only the FWD's that have the DMF's fitted.

I must have been dreaming ,if that was the case ,when I had to use an angle grinder to cut off a RWD DMF

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Flywheel is ok, these transit clutches take some stick in this game.


Its the lads doing drag starts trying to get chip out of the tipper bodies that does the damage, leave them loaded over the weekend and it takes some getting out.

Bob

Tell em to go backwards and slam the anchors on instead.

 

[Ubique]

I must have been dreaming ,if that was the case ,when I had to use an angle grinder to cut off a RWD DMF

You do know what the abbreviation 'IIRC' means, don't you? As my later post shows, my memory of it was wrong.

 

[James1979]

Flywheel is ok, these transit clutches take some stick in this game.


Its the lads doing drag starts trying to get chip out of the tipper bodies that does the damage, leave them loaded over the weekend and it takes some getting out.

Bob

That’s why I ended up with a cab star diff in bits on the other thread, with a wrecked pinion shaft. They were shunting it to release chip.

I wondered if it was them pulling away with a laden truck and chipper in whatever gear they came to stop in. That’s a favourite of some of them. Depends what breed of donkey you’re running I reckon Some of the arb / forestry guys are so hard on kit it’s unreal. Others are really good with it.

 

[qwakers]

this got out of hand....

 

[Geoffm]

Back in the day, we used to make silage in a pit, but repairs and issues with environmental approvals with the water runoff, so changed to plastic wrapped bales. It costs around $10-15 per bale and then you have to get rid of the plastic, and the price is going up as well. I am no tree hugger, but it always struck me as wrong to have so much plastic wrap, recycled or not.
By the simple expedient of throwing money at it, the old silage pit has been extended, drainage fixed, and partly waterproofed waiting for a week of fine weather.
We didn't have the handling equipment for pit silage any more so oursharemilker bought a second hand silage shear since buying new brings out an allergic reaction. This is a fork for the front end loader with a big blade that takes a slice and leaves a clean face. It has had a Dulux reconditioning by the previous owner.
I don't know what it was set up for, but today's job was to blow away the lugs and prepare it for adding Eurohitch brackets. Thanks to the lock down and no deliveries, this is as far as I can get until we are allowed out on parole so,I can get the brackets and some paint color matched.