WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Last edited by James Bass on Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:12 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Robbie came to mine for the spanner party. Couldn't get the bl@@dy bearing out!! :twisted:

Gonna have to try some heat. We even tried using a 10 ton bearing press but had no joy. So, back in went the half shaft and the old bearing, and put the new discs/pads/shoes on. Will have to find some other way of doing it.

Rob (Horses45) and Audra (Aurora) came to mine to show their faces with Rob's kids. Nice to see you again...shame you couldn't have stopped longer.

BIG THANX TO ROBBIE. AS ALWAYS YOUR HELP IS GRATEFULLY APPRECIATED AND MUCH NEEDED!!

Pics to follow (only got a couple though).

:drink:

EDIT...Pics:

The bearing press...

All back in place with new discs/pads/shoes...

Last edited by RatCav on Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:06 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Bought 20 litres of 10w40 semi synth from VX for £35 (works out £1.77 per litre). Got to love VX Trade Club. Gonna treat her to some fresh life blood and do the same again 2000 miles later. She could do with a couple of flushes bless her 21 year old heart.

I thought you said you dented it Dan ... thats barely a tickle

Take the trim out from inside, block of wood against the metal and tap it out

I didnt even think of that

. Its worse in person....the flair is ment to bow outwards, not inwards lol. In the top pic u can see its pressed in by about half inch at the filler cap...not great...but I guess its about time it lost against somthing

the front has managed to gave some1s car door in without so much as a scratch....so other cars are ok to hit, pillars arnt

EDIT: Just been outside to have a look through the bottle jack cubby hole and yeah...it looks like it might well be fairly easy to bang it back out...the line will never go because its stretched the metal, but at least it might not be so noticeable if its got most of its shape back....thanks Neal!! as always, your the brains behind the outfit!

Thanks Andy your a gent and thats the correct part number aswell. How do you want the money for postage bud ?

Hit a ballard/pillar wile doing a 3 point turn, it was to short to see thru the rear window and because I was on right hand down full lock it didnt show itself in the wing mirror untill I had hit the blasted thing

i was using it to flatten mud round back garden an reveresed through my fence

Thanks Andy and a brew will await!!! :wink:

Started off intent on just changing the rear disks and pads, but found both calipers seized when I managed to shear the guide bolts so I ended up changing the caliper slide as well.

last night actually, me & fudge fitted the 2.5" extended shackles that he made for me, so big thanks matt :wink:

also had a quick visit from mr & mrs RatCav, neil mainly gave moral support but couldnt stop himself getting underneath a couple of times,he also delivered an electric fan for fitment in the near future & a pr of door air deflectors which hes loaned me untill he buys a plaything [ but dont tell chloe

] & chloe gave a homemade fairy cake with lots of yummy icing

all in all a good night :wink:

your not having much luck are you rob

serviced mine over the weekend... The fuel filter was even rusty inside. :shock:

after replacing that, plus the usual oils, filters etc, and putting a load of diesel system cleaner through it, she seems to be much smoother to drive. No more lumpiness at 50-60 mph on a neutral throttle. Also bled the clutch through and that seems much better. Fluid was black and full of air. Have noticed a tiny bit of movement around the bulkhead by the clutch cylinder so will weld that up later. Slowly getting her sorted...

put it in for an mot