Co-Pang-Yang
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Think setting up a date for laning is a good idea, give us all something to aim for. Personally need to change my gearbox more than anything else.
Then its fit light bar and sort out niggles. As you all know I don't like changing anything till its fallen off.
Then its fit light bar and sort out niggles. As you all know I don't like changing anything till its fallen off.
Big Stu 12
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Thanks for the Info this morning Chris, I disconnected the Oil Presure sensor reconnected it , it seems to be ok now, oil level is all ok as well, so it must have been a dicky connection.
Co-Pang-Yang
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Cheap result there then!
Oh Brian you still got a headlining? The puppy from Mazz's pun decided mine would make an excellent chew toy.
Oh Brian you still got a headlining? The puppy from Mazz's pun decided mine would make an excellent chew toy.
Big Stu 12
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Off work today, doing my drop arm ball joint, when will all the repais stop, and no i am not buying a Rice Burner, lol.
Big Stu 12
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Done it in the end, thank you Matt for your help, after a vice, heat, more heat, 24" anda 18" pair of stilsons with both of us haging off them the Ball joint came lose, the fun realy started on the other end, in the end a grinder had to be used..... now refitted and all ok......
matthew2riches
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Big Stu 12
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Matt think I found out what thread is in the Drag link now , been doing some digging,
11/16" x 16 UNS i'll see if i can find out any more
11/16" x 16 UNS i'll see if i can find out any more
wickford90
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Had to cut mine off last time. Just replaced the ball joint over weekend, arm came off easy this time as I covered the thread in grease when it was done last. bit of a bugger getting the circlip in though. All i have to do now is replace swivel pin bearings on both sides and fit new terrafirma HD steering rods and RTC steering damper and i'm back on the road.
Happy days!!!
matthew2riches
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Go for it!!
wickford90
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awfully quiet on here over the last few days, you all ill with cucumber poisoning .
Me and James (james is the brains )will be sorting out swivel pin bearings on wednesday so when we gonna do some lanes.
Me and James (james is the brains )will be sorting out swivel pin bearings on wednesday so when we gonna do some lanes.
matthew2riches
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Ready for lanes when you are..... we need to do a whole week end day
In other news. I've made a template for my steering damper relocation brackets. Just got to cut them out, bend one and get it all fixed on.
Not sure whether to go for stainless steel or powder coat :doh: Stainless hopefully providing I can find some 6mm stainless plate.
Anyway, off down to Kent now to collect my new sill parts. got YRM inner and outers for a decent price
I gave up fabricating some in the end as the guillotine blade was no where near sharp enough to shear the dam steel
Big Stu 12
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I've dome some reading about the Tarantular Steering damper that I was talking about getting, but not sure now.
Steering Guard / Steering Bar Protectors & Damper Relocation Kit - £35.00 : Tarantula 4x4, eXtreme Off Road Engineering
Have been reading about the the kit supplied by Glenn Lewis and read some good reports so may go for the relocation kit then the Sumo Bars when i got the money.
Suspension
Looking at the rest of the things he does, I also thinking about having a set of radius arms done as well.
front radius arms
By the way looks like I got a new Job from Tuesday.... if the paperwork goes thro, on courier work but full time temp for 8 weeks more money tho, and it might turn perm.....
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Co-Pang-Yang
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Well done Stu, who's it with?
Thinking of ordering a tank guard from Rock-Slider on here, has a removable tow hitch so can cut off my anchor put still tow with it when needed.
Also quite tempted get a polybush set as keep hearing that they make a massive difference to handling on raised trucks.
Finally really wanting to sort out the bodywork, looking at shortening my bumper mounts to bring them closer to the truck thus increasing my approach and detarture angles as well as fit my defender arches and start designing and bull bar and heavy duty light bar.
Thinking of ordering a tank guard from Rock-Slider on here, has a removable tow hitch so can cut off my anchor put still tow with it when needed.
Also quite tempted get a polybush set as keep hearing that they make a massive difference to handling on raised trucks.
Finally really wanting to sort out the bodywork, looking at shortening my bumper mounts to bring them closer to the truck thus increasing my approach and detarture angles as well as fit my defender arches and start designing and bull bar and heavy duty light bar.
Big Stu 12
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Its with interlink, using their vans and fuel, so a result there , just got to hope it works out, moneys not that good.... well not to what I used to earn , but better then I am earn at mo.
I would like one of them tank guards, got to get an adjustable drop plate tho as the tow ball is too high for the caravan.....
Oh and now ive dented the Rear bumper I would like a HD rear one.
I would like one of them tank guards, got to get an adjustable drop plate tho as the tow ball is too high for the caravan.....
Oh and now ive dented the Rear bumper I would like a HD rear one.
Big Stu 12
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You know you want to, and it makes sence,
, the grounds a bit hard for a BMW.... thinking about it the grounds too soft for the BMW in the winter, lol
