Unkel Kunkel
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18 hours ago, JohnD said:
Since brake discs are usually made from cast iron, I would NOT recommend the above "tool". The discs will not bend under excess strain, they will fracture, catastrophically.
John
Hmn, yes.That’s a good point.An appealing idea otherwise though.
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The bolt has to traverse the groove cut into the splined shaft- I recall it being as a very close fitting.
Should be fine.
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1 minute ago, JohnD said:
Nice one, Unkel! This may be over the top, but others are available:
I didn’t know there were such things - a wee bit more expensive than my set up, though!
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If you work in very confined areas and with with little storage space and have to move things about every time time you want to work them, things like renovation, de rusting, painting and axle reassembly can be awkward.
A modified trailer jockey wheel with bracket to chassis mounting points to chassis helps. and gives variable access and it can turn in its own length.
A later, steerable version which was easier to maneuver on gravel, used adapted DiY door dolly welded to the lower section of the jockey wheel.
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Lacks everything, but ostentatious vulgarity.
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Towing needs some co-ordination between towing and towed driver - moving off, slowing down and stopping .
The tower needs to be careful , looking fore and aft constantly, leaving much longer stopping distances.
Some agreed signs from the towed car that means, “OK “ and “Stop! !”- headlights horn
Smooth take offs and no slack ’ in the rope
Some electric Electrics on for horn, indicators , hazards if you have them and headlamp flash .
An “ On Tow “ sign.
Lack of servo won’t be an issue but some brakes are needed
If there is one, don’t omit to de-activate the steering lock!
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30 minutes ago, Graham C said:
Great idea the coat hanger, but even better is the idea of labelling storage containers detailing their contents.
A really well organised garage.
Graham
That’s very kind, thank you Graham.
- however, I must confess there are other areas in the garage which look like the aftermath of a small explosion..
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15 minutes ago, ahebron said:
But where do you find coat hangers with clips strong enough. I can't get them to hold a pair of work trousers let alone a heavy Triumph manual
Just good old M&S
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I can’t claim originality.
(saw it used to hold recipe book in a kitchen from a cupboard door handle)
- can hang it on open Triumph bonnet etc.
Chea
Cheapest tool yet?
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That car deserves a personalised plate ….FE203 - or FE304
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Before even considering replacing anything - overhaul your clutch hydraulics.
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Even for cars that are not convertibles best to avoid anything that might tend to hold water like - closed cell foam rather than open cell with its sponge like effect-and the older type car felt ( unless you seek an original disintegrating carpet old car smell!)
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On 12/06/2023 at 13:41, Stratton Jimmer said:
My Sixfire had two gas struts but I have since removed the offside one. Both were attached adjacent to the bonnet hinges as shown in this photograph.
Interesting SJ - did you remove the offside one because of clearance issues?
Using just the one, does it function OK and not “imbalanced”. -
I was always under the impression that wheel cylinder failure and seizure was a sequence that began with a failing seal leaking tiny bit of fluid.The fluid being hygroscopic and exposed to air, absorbed water making it corrosive.That is why the corrosion is mainly on the ‘wrong side’ of the seal.Resulting roughness of the bore perhaps promoting more leakage, and more corrosion progressing to complete seizure of the outer parts of the piston/ cylinder.
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33 minutes ago, dannyb said:
Yes mine are. No problem at all. But what I did do was to drill and bolt through the face of the bracket and the radiator support. Because the brackets are held with the radiator support bolts and if you want to remove the rad you have no support for the bonnet.
Danny
Thanks, Danny that’s helpful.
So, both mounting systems gives good results but the intake hoses may need rerouting with either and the rad bracket type benefits from extra bolt as per Danny?
(When I finally get my bonnet rebuild finished… )I will get rad.mounted struts.
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The best explanation and advice regarding rear brakes I have seen is in the May edition of the Courier by Vivian Arthur (p 14-16)
Anyone overhauling their rear brakes, investigating a poor handbrake etc should use this as their reference source.
The terms leading, trailing shoes, the explanation in terms of mechanics of the function of the brake shoes and the wheel cylinder mechanism is lucid.
Highly recommended.
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Has anyone any experience of the type where the lower fixings are attached to the radiator bracket?
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I know someone who wanted to buy some rope at a chandlery (admittedly a few years back)
It was a curious old place run by an ancient woman and her husband ( that was very much the hierarchy)
The old lady asked, “How many fathoms is that you’ll be wanting, then?”
Unable answer the question in the units she used , the lady hollered for her husband.
He appeared from the back.Without a word, he solemnly out etched his arms as a measure- He had obviously done this many times before.
The required length in fathoms having been established, he silently disappeared around the back again.
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Never had any success with vacuum bleeding.There is a fundamental weakness- the loosened bleed screw threads can allow air to be “sucked -in”.Some suggest greasing the threads to overcome this.
If working single- handed, I found careful use of pressure bleeding, like Eezibleed or variations work best.
Suggest don’t try and bleed brakes until the rear brakes are properly adjusted - and this might entail freeing off stiff adjusters and ensuring the slave cylinder is free to move in the back, otherwise excessive excessive pedal travel and a poor handbrake will frustrate.
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In the seventies, getting your car Ziebart cavity wax treated was quite the thing.
One used to see cars with a sticker :
What happened to them?
Are there classic cars that are now remarkably rust-free because they were treated?You would think it might be a good selling point- have you seen it it mentioned in an old car advert?
Was it an “elixir of youth” for cars ?
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There seem to be different bonnet gas struts available.
Some of these have the lower bracket fixed near the bonnet hinge box and some are attached to the radiator frame.
Can anyone advise if there are any apparent advantages, one type over others, please?
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Ah! I thought you meant those tiny clips *that hold the stainless trim over the wing seam.
but methinks you refer to these:
lower wing finishers as arrowed.
My solution was a simple one:
Don’t replace them …
(* I used “CT 1 “ adhesive/sealant in place of those paint- damaging and rust- inducing clips that hold the stainless trim over the length of the upper wing seam.It is used in all sorts of situations including marine repairs.)
If you are looking for a sealant to hold those lower wing finishers in place then this is the stuff I would go for.
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Since you have a spare bit of pipe that widens your options.I would consider cutting not just a patch but an entire broad band of old pipe , then cutting across it to open it up enough to place it in position by sliding over hole in the the pipe.
Held in securely in place with wire until finished you then have a number of options - braze, tack weld or use exhaust putty or silicone and or big jubilee as Richard suggests.
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I use a Mapp gas burner for various jobs, but mainly for soldering.
it gets certainly very hot and small items are braze-able, but I wonder if trying to patch an exhaust might have the problem of the heat dissipating away quickly.
There are also oxy -mapp sets ( Bernzomatic)/ Rothenberger like this:
I very occasionally use it for brazing small items.
The O2 gets used up very quickly and It is expensive,( also Mapp gas isn’t cheap) and the oxygen bottles don’t seem to be as readily available as they were.
I can’t recall the last time I brazed anything on a car, but this would probably work OK.
Almost always I turn to the MIG welder.
- Depending on the holes and how much good metal is there is, mig can fill holes and patch really well and would be faster and cheaper, so for me that would be my first choice.
Nuisance phone calls
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I used to be both equally amused and annoyed when someone rang so apparently concerned fo my welfare that they rang up offering to assist me with a claim about a motor accident that had not actually happened.
This is doesn’t happen now, because of a combination of factors:
-My No. is ex-directory
-I put a cross in the box re not being on some aspects re the electoral role
- i signed up to ‘Telephone preferences’.
-Additionally, in this part of the woods, ‘ Cold calling’ is illegal - by any form of communication.
So, on these very rare occasions, I can stop them mid flow, by saying, “ Before you go any further I should point that under Manx law, you are committing a criminal offence by …. and your firm is liable to ……”
Click …
“ Brrh”