James2 · Mar 21, 2016

Just got home, very tired! The problem was a lip inside the drop arm. I suspect the kit was Britpart too, but I couldn't even get the old one back in. It would seem to hit this lip and skew, so that the opposite side dug in. I was working on it, with help, for 4/5hrs! In the end we took sandpaper to the inside of the drop arm, to smooth the arm and I took a file and sandpaper to the top cup and smoothed the edge a bit. We finally got it in. I want to double check the circlip in the morning.

To be honest it's made me a bit nervous to attack any of my other jobs, but perhaps that's just how I am feeling tonight...

Brown · Mar 22, 2016

Yes, don't be afraid to do a bit of fettling to get things to fit together. Some of the tolerances are a bit approximate. Files, grinders, emery cloth and sandpaper can make a big difference. Obviously, there are some things you won't want to attack with a file, like cylinder head mating faces, but it's almost like a hand built car in some respects - you've got to mate the components to one another.

The Mad Hat Man · Mar 22, 2016

Brown said:
Yes, don't be afraid to do a bit of fettling to get things to fit together. Some of the tolerances are a bit approximate. Files, grinders, emery cloth and sandpaper can make a big difference. Obviously, there are some things you won't want to attack with a file, like cylinder head mating faces, but it's almost like a hand built car in some respects - you've got to mate the components to one another.

I think yu will find that Mr Ford got those things sorted in the early 1900's

Brown · Mar 22, 2016

The Mad Hat Man said:
I think yu will find that Mr Ford got those things sorted in the early 1900's

Mr Ford did, and, come to think of it, so did Mr Emperor with his mass produced terracotta army 2000 years ago. Mr Land Rover and Mr Britpart are, shall we say, traditionalists.

Coffeelandy · Mar 22, 2016

James2 said:
Hi Turboman, thanks for this. I have a new draglink end. But do I really stand any chance of getting the other end free - if it is in so tight that it broken the spilter?

I did almost the same thing, used BB and Turbo's suggestions and it came apart.

Turboman · Mar 22, 2016

James2 said:
Just got home, very tired! The problem was a lip inside the drop arm. I suspect the kit was Britpart too, but I couldn't even get the old one back in. It would seem to hit this lip and skew, so that the opposite side dug in. I was working on it, with help, for 4/5hrs! In the end we took sandpaper to the inside of the drop arm, to smooth the arm and I took a file and sandpaper to the top cup and smoothed the edge a bit. We finally got it in. I want to double check the circlip in the morning.

To be honest it's made me a bit nervous to attack any of my other jobs, but perhaps that's just how I am feeling tonight...

All the jobs get easier when you have done them a few times, And you need to know the little tricks of the trade.
Try reading up on the jobs using forum search before you start, or post a fred asking what to do. That way you can get the right tools, like big hammers, and all the bits you will have to destroy out, before you take it apart!

The Mad Hat Man said:
I think yu will find that Mr Ford got those things sorted in the early 1900's

Guessing you havent worked on a model T lately, then!

The Mad Hat Man · Mar 22, 2016

Turboman said:
Guessing you havent worked on a model T lately, then!

All my Landies appear to have been built on the same production line

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