88" Refurb

A funny old day today, quite productive, but with a good chunk of outside assistance.
Friday night saw the removal of the swivel housings from the end of the axle, they proved to be in right old state, I also discovered that another set of bearings in the axle end was required on top of those already aquired.
Saturday morning saw a quick trip to the shop to obtain these and the relevant oil seals.
All relevant components cleaned in the parts washer, new brake pipes made up as required, new bearings pressed into the chrome swivels which required fabrication of a special 'pusher' (made out of an old piston turned down to the appropriate diameter in the lathe)
Swivel hosuing and new king pins reassembled on the axle, big thanks to NRG for services rendered today.
Knackered swivel ball

Bits after cleaning

Rialko bush being pressed into bearing

New brake pipe made up and attached to back plate

Special tool for pushing half shaft bearings in

After reassembley (As far as we got today)

Bonus shot of some of the other workshop residents after they'd borrowed my discovery to collect this "trailer" (Faces obscured to protect the 'guilty')

them stub axles you left on the bench?

well the dog stood on one an got it stuck on his foot so i had to take him to the vets and have it removed.
also, he's been playing frisbee with a back plate, and now its full of teeth marks and bent.

just to make sure your still behind, tho oppo 3 still aint got his out the front garden yet....

This thread is much better than that other bloke's thread



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nrgserv said:

them stub axles you left on the bench?

well the dog stood on one an got it stuck on his foot so i had to take him to the vets and have it removed.
also, he's been playing frisbee with a back plate, and now its full of teeth marks and bent.

just to make sure your still behind, tho oppo 3 still aint got his out the front garden yet....

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Hmm, begs the question as to what the dog was doing on the bench - had he run out of rubber tubes?

strange_days said:

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gdhaydock said:

Hmm, begs the question as to what the dog was doing on the bench - had he run out of rubber tubes?

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you know as well as anyone the dog gets everywhere.....
an he likes the frisbee's cos i throw em for him.....