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Post by mattsdafs on May 16, 2012 16:44:04 GMT
Bad luck there Joe but i`m sure you will prove that mot tester wrong and have that green bit of paper in your hand tomorrow
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Post by Bob Scrivens on May 16, 2012 21:08:23 GMT
Bad luck Joe, not too major bye the sound of it!!! Took the Green one in last week for its annual, expected a fail this year, as I did not give it a good check underneath. But it passed with three advisories and we both purred all the way home.
Bob.
P.S Matt they aint green any more just a white bit of paper!!!.
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Post by spunkymonkey on May 17, 2012 1:26:20 GMT
Work finished, ready to go back in tomorrow if he can find a slot. Had to wind the clock on while I was at it (no speedo cable) and having the same mileage tomorrow would be a bit of a dead giveaway for "speedometer obviously not working". So he did about 7 miles at 120mph
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Post by mattsdafs on May 17, 2012 14:56:57 GMT
Bob...well done on getting your green 1 through another ticket and thanks for letting me know they are now white Good luck with the re-test Joe
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Post by spunkymonkey on May 17, 2012 16:13:59 GMT
;D
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Post by 33grinder on May 17, 2012 16:58:14 GMT
Well done that man, we never doubted you!
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Post by starider on May 17, 2012 21:40:55 GMT
:)Hi, Ref.the speedo not working,if you are sure the cable inner is intact,disconnect the cable at the speedo head and get someone to spin the front N/S wheel,if the inner doesn't turn, check that the driver insert in the gease cap is in the square hole and that the end of the inner cable is engaged in the end of the insert.Sometimes the small "R"clip is missing and the insert slides out of the square driver hole,result no speedo. starider.
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Post by spunkymonkey on May 25, 2012 21:04:08 GMT
Thanks Tony but, when I thought to look, there's no speedo cable fitted! Matt's sorting one for us and we;re using GPS on our phones while we wait Quick update on Boris from today: He's still blowing and popping (gun gum didn't last long!) and his diaphragm is still dead, but I took the chance of the glorious sunshine this evening to start on the paintwork. It really is far from perfect because the prep was so fast, but I knew the 1-hour respray should polish up ok ;D That's one door, one wing and one third of the bonnet done before I melted (it was clear skies, 25 degrees and a warm breeze still at 6:30 in the evening!) Should get the rest done by Cars in The Park
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Post by spunkymonkey on Jun 2, 2012 19:27:10 GMT
I'm now convinced that you can change diaphragms in-situ on these, even with the belts still fitted and tensioned! But I can also say categorically that, if you try to and make a mistake, all the insides will fall out with no chance to mark them for position / balance. You also won't be able to get enough pressure on the weights to compress the diaphragm spring and get it back together. Don't ask me how I know this, please - just don't ok?
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Post by spunkymonkey on Jun 2, 2012 22:43:01 GMT
Ok, this was the plan and I'm convinced it's sound, it's just the execution went a bit wrong... Having removed the guards, mark the pulley cover and outer pulley for location, then remove the locking ring: This allows you to remove the cover: and see the damaged diaphragm (incidentally, both sides are gone ): You can now fit the specially made clamping bar (with custom "socket extension" spacer) to take the pressure of the spring as you undo the centre nut and remove the sealing sleeve: You've already tested the clamping bar taking the diaphragm out of the spare unit, so you know it works. The next step, once the nut and seal is off, is to fit the spare nut that you've ground just the tiniest bit off each corner so that it fits through the hole in the diaphragm. You can then remove the clamping bar and the diaphragm, leaving the weight carrier and diaphragm spring held safely in place by the modified nut. Only, testing the bar on a removed vario is one thing, using it in anger, on your back, under the car is another. So, when you don't quite position it properly, it flies off as soon as the nut's undone and is swiftly followed by the diaphragm, weight carrier and diaphragm spring which all land on the floor with no way of knowing what orientation they were in relative to the splines. As you pull your hand rapidly out of the way as it goes bang, you compound the problem by moving the outer pulley relative to the inner by an unknown amount. Not a happy teddy, just hope it doesn't vibrate TOO much when I get it back together
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Post by dafdaffer on Jun 2, 2012 23:13:54 GMT
thats bit of a pain in the rse..... the best way to get it to stay where it should be is to flap the diapragm forward and fit a drill bit or something simular into the air whole through the weights into the driven shaft.
also check the rubber cup for splits and clean the burr from the sealing ring, i may have a couple of diagprams if you get get stuck...may even have a transmission at stefs!!
my post on the 46 seems to have gone missing.
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Post by spunkymonkey on Jun 2, 2012 23:20:47 GMT
I've got diaphragms, didn't think of the air hole - at least that'll make the other side easier Any suggestions on how to spread the secondaries cos I'm going to have to remove the belt now to have any chance of compressing it back together!
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Post by dafdaffer on Jun 3, 2012 0:35:52 GMT
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Post by spunkymonkey on Jun 3, 2012 11:34:24 GMT
Checking photos, looks like we have alignment marks
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Post by spunkymonkey on Jun 3, 2012 19:10:39 GMT
Panic over, he's back together with his transmission working properly and no vibrations but good ones ;D
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Post by stefan on Jun 3, 2012 20:41:59 GMT
Hope our chat on the phone was useful
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Post by spunkymonkey on Jun 3, 2012 21:35:29 GMT
It was, thanks Stef Apart from encouraging me to do everything possible to get the positions right (I can't afford dental work!) it gave me the confidence to go buy a bigger bar. The "big" screwdriver I'd used to half-heartedly help the rear pulleys wedge apart just wasn't up to the job but a 30 inch crowbar got them moving quick enough ;D
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Post by spunkymonkey on Jun 3, 2012 22:33:44 GMT
For future reference, these are the "marks" I managed to find on the photos I took: Did learn that you can only put the weights in in one position because of the air hole (thanks for pointing that out, DD!), which helps. You then find that only leaves 2 positions for the spring (because of the cut-outs for the weight heels) and 2 positions for the pulley half (because that has to line up with the weights as well). So not as many combinations as it seems at first - at most there are 4 variations between the pulley and the spring. In fact, any mark that gives you a position within 1/4 turn either side of "right" is good enough because you'll basically be either right or 180 degrees out!
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Post by spunkymonkey on Jun 5, 2012 13:55:05 GMT
And here's a short test drive. Good overdrive, no vibration and LOTS less engine noise! Pity I couldn't keep the speedo upright ;D
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Post by spunkymonkey on Oct 16, 2012 17:08:13 GMT
I knew there was a reason that aircooled is better! Last week Boris decided to spring a radiator leak. Nothing too serious - just one end tube squirting a jet out the front. So I got some Stop-leak putty and slapped it on, problem solved. Until today. Sian was out shopping while I was selling watches and I got a call from her. the temperature light had come on and there was lots of steam. Got down to where she was (fortunately only a 10 min walk away) to find that the pipe had failed and taken the stop-leak with it. All water was somewhere down the road. Sealed it up again (with 3 layers of chemical metal this time) because we had to get home and refilled. No leak, but lots of frothing in the radiator and pressure within 5 seconds of turning him on. Also a misfire on one cylinder at idle. So guess who's changing a head gasket in the next few days?
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Post by dafdaffer on Oct 16, 2012 19:32:25 GMT
sorry to hear that mate, i will put a bet that its gone between 1 and 2, oh hang on is 3 and 4 cos the engine is the wrong way round nearest the rad.. i dont know if we have any hoses which one was it?
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Post by spunkymonkey on Oct 17, 2012 9:50:21 GMT
It wasn't a hose, DD, it was the rad itself - one of the tubes split along its seam for about 1/4 inch. Matt thinks he's got a rad that he can get off to us on Saturday so it's not a crisis, just a pain when the watches and clocks are getting busy Do you happen to know if the gaskets / head sets are the same as the R5 1300, or did they "tweak" anything in that area?
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Post by 33grinder on Oct 17, 2012 12:05:35 GMT
I know from Ena's head swap that there are several different versions Joe, all designated by a number stamped onto the head. Some had extra waterways iirc. Probably best and safest bet is to have the head skimmed.
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Post by spunkymonkey on Oct 17, 2012 12:46:54 GMT
I know from Ena's head swap that there are several different versions Joe, all designated by a number stamped onto the head. Some had extra waterways iirc. Probably best and safest bet is to have the head skimmed. Well, ordered a R5 Mk1 1289cc one off EBay - it's the right era of engine and, for £8 delivered by the weekend, it's worth a punt. As for head skim, yes I know it'd be safest but it would also involve getting the thing 90 miles up the A5 to Chester to our nearest reliable machine shop!
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Post by spunkymonkey on Apr 19, 2013 14:33:34 GMT
With Tilly having (and failing unfarly!) her MOT yesterday it seemed that it was time to also get some work done on Boris ready for his. One of the things that had been on the "to do" list since he came back on road was to replace the front flexi hoses. They passed the MOT but old rubber in the brake system makes me nervous! To be fair, they've been no problem it would be tempting fate to leave them much longer. So I ordered a set of the Clubs hoses (very reasonable price btw) and they arrived today. I must say I'm impressed - I didn't realise they were the gucci metal braded ones Now just need to find the time and inclination to crawl underneath him and change them,,,,,,,
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Post by andrejuan on Apr 19, 2013 19:14:26 GMT
With Tilly having (and failing unfarly!) her MOT yesterday it seemed that it was time to also get some work done on Boris ready for his. One of the things that had been on the "to do" list since he came back on road was to replace the front flexi hoses. They passed the MOT but old rubber in the brake system makes me nervous! To be fair, they've been no problem it would be tempting fate to leave them much longer. So I ordered a set of the Clubs hoses (very reasonable price btw) and they arrived today. I must say I'm impressed - I didn't realise they were the gucci metal braded ones Now just need to find the time and inclination to crawl underneath him and change them,,,,,,, I purchased those new flexi hoses from the club, yes they are very good, well worth the money. You will need to slightly enlarge the hole in the bracket to the body but that's easily done with a Dremmel or a little stone in a drill.
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