Stuff you have fixed today

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A real Bitsa of an engine.
It is made from at least 3 engines and a mix of hand made parts.

It had a few steam leaks.
Both end caps, steam pipes and the boss for the filler.

Getting the layers of paint off.

Getting some paint on.

Rebuilding, new safety valve fitted.

 

[Blobber]

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This old style brake tester came my way the other day

The tester itself was only 8 weeks out of calibration.

I got a friend to get it re calibrated, when he had his done. worth the £20.

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It weighs in at 15kg.



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Can you spot the repair?


Back edge, I removed the slat, as it was split and damaged.
Used it as a pattern and re fixed the new patch. The whole box was sanded and the new wood aged.


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Many layers of french polish.


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Metal work cleaned, just be fore I chemically black them.



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Remember having a giggle with the MOT tester when he had to use one of those on a big pro-street style motor I had a the time, the rear tyres were that big and close he couldnt get it on the rollers so we cruised around for a bit, think it was the longest time taken for an MOT on record!

 

[doubleboost]

Tapley meter comes to mind from distant past still can be used to test even now unless that's changed @doubleboost would know
slim beat me to it

Tapley meter still in daily use .

 

[Anguz]

One was used on the honda mot last week, the diff arangement wont work on the roller brake tester

 

[JOEPRO]

My mate's battered old SLK threw a rod on Friday night, so at the weekend I took him round some potential new cars, and he bought a very tatty, but rust free and apparently well maintained Celica for the princely sum of 1400 quid.

About 40 minutes after he bought it...

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The clutch went, with zero warning (despite being clearly on its last legs when we finally got it unbuttoned).

Leaving him with two knackered cars, no money to replace or repair them, and needing to get to a new job on Monday.

So towed him back to my yard, loaned him the Hilux to get into work (advantage of WFH, I don't need-need a car) and agreed to take a day off Wednesday when the parts would arrive and do the Celica clutch as a favour...

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Actually not that bad a job, but the parts didn't get dropped off untill about 11:30, and there's a couple of really awfully designed engine mounts that make disassembly and reassembly a right pig.

Took nearly 2 hours to get one particular engine mount off, and around an hour to re-fit it, which I'm shown doing here around midnight:

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Anyway committing to doing it in a day resulted in a 3am finish, which was sub-optimal... The dawn light was pretty though!

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It's a fair few years since I've last done a clutch replacement on the floor like this (the last time was Christmas Eve 2017, in the snow, out of pure necessity) and the first time I've done one without recourse to a workshop manual...

So despite the grueling way I went about it, I am pretty chuffed with how well it worked out all things considered.

You did that as a favour?

Thats not an easy job well done for sticking at it and keeping to one day window. I would have done the same.

 

[DAPPH]

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This old style brake tester came my way the other day

The tester itself was only 8 weeks out of calibration.

I got a friend to get it re calibrated, when he had his done. worth the £20.

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It weighs in at 15kg.



View attachment 407270

Can you spot the repair?


Back edge, I removed the slat, as it was split and damaged.
Used it as a pattern and re fixed the new patch. The whole box was sanded and the new wood aged.


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Many layers of french polish.


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Metal work cleaned, just be fore I chemically black them.



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Is that an ex MOD Tapley meter for brake test checking ? I did hundreds of such brake tests whilst in HMF ?

It didn't give me confidence when a brand new Eagle 20,000 litre fuel tanker filled with water for ballast failed the brake test six times despite having all new shoes and all new air items before we back loaded it to base workshops before we spent any more wasted time on it

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Is that an ex MOD Tapley meter for brake test checking ? I did hundreds of such brake rests whilst in HMF

Close, it is civil defence issue.

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

You did that as a favour?

I suppose it's a favour in as much as I wasn't charging or anything...

It was more just an impulsive response to seeing a mate looking decidedly miserable with the cards life had dealt him that week, and figuring I could do something about it.

Thats not an easy job well done for sticking at it and keeping to one day window. I would have done the same.

It really did feel like the difficult bit was actually just the sticking at it when multiple simple tasks didn't go according to plan and the overall thing began to drag on...

A proper transmission jack would also make reinstallation of the gearbox an awful lot easier than having it slung with a choker like I did...

 

[Barking Mat]

I suppose it's a favour in as much as I wasn't charging or anything...

It was more just an impulsive response to seeing a mate looking decidedly miserable with the cards life had dealt him that week, and figuring I could do something about it.


It really did feel like the difficult bit was actually just the sticking at it when multiple simple tasks didn't go according to plan and the overall thing began to drag on...

A proper transmission jack would also make reinstallation of the gearbox an awful lot easier than having it slung with a choker like I did...

A proper transmission jack makes any gearbox change 100x easier.

 

[bricol]

One was used on the honda mot last week, the diff arangement wont work on the roller brake tester

Exactly the same for my Lancia - new MOT testers still want to stick it on the rollers rather than drag it out of the box - I just suggest they talk to the boss, or pay for the gearbox rebuild . . . out it comes.

 

[doubleboost]

I use the Tapley on all full time 4 wheel drives . Limited slip diffs and electric vehicles .
I would think at least 25% of tests are done this way .
It in doubt don't roller test it .
Our brake tester has the ability to roller test the above vehicles .
But I don't need the pain of a burst box or diff .

 

[dobbslc]

One tester used one of those on my Surf so I asked him why as it has a center diff and selectable 4WD & 2WD so I assume it's ok on the rollers, he said he's seen too many blown transmissions over the years!
Land Rover's?

 

[octo0072000]

One tester used one of those on my Surf so I asked him why as it has a center diff and selectable 4WD & 2WD so I assume it's ok on the rollers, he said he's seen too many blown transmissions over the years!
Land Rover's?

didn't think surf had centre diff that's why it has a selectable 4WD & 2WD my old m reg one didn't have one that's why it tells you not to use 4wd on dry roads

 

[dobbslc]

Mines a 3rd gen N reg 1996 they do have a center diff. M reg was the last of the 2nd gen models.

 

[octo0072000]

Mines a 3rd gen N reg 1996 they do have a center diff. M reg was the last of the 2nd gen models.

that's the difference mine was 2nd gen 3litre no centre diff

 

[Blobber]

Still tinkering with the baler so its ready to go next year, it has a little tool box on the side for stuff like the shear bolts, spanners, a few other tools, drinks and smokes! that might be why the stuff falls out the bottom as its a bit holey so this post
may contain metal bashing and weldering! out with the grinder and chop the floor and bottom inch of the box off to get to some decent metal

Bu**er that its too hot for that malarkey, got a nice bit of 24mm ply so thatl be reet, I could have got the angry grinder out with the spikey wheel of doom and given the whole lot a coat of paint but I didn't, couldn't be bothered

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Neat!
(what's in the "Property of Opel" boxes? )

 

[Blobber]

Neat!
(what's in the "Property of Opel" boxes? )

My "proper" day job is in the boxes, obsolete Vauxhall/Opel/Bedford parts from the 1960s to 2010 ish

 

[Mick Annick]

One tester used one of those on my Surf so I asked him why as it has a center diff and selectable 4WD & 2WD so I assume it's ok on the rollers, he said he's seen too many blown transmissions over the years!
Land Rover's?

My old series one was always run up the road with a Tapley meter, I think the tester quite liked a run out.

 

[DAPPH]

Had a Mighty Antar towing a Chieftain tank bridge layer ( 62 tons IIRC ) on a 32 wheeled Dyson trailer , did a Tapley on it .... fail
I had to get it off loaded and check all hubs and brakes four times over two days before it came up braking square . I discovered the uneven braking problem was three knackered bloated tyres .