ukadamwest
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no one likes having a dry shaft
tomcat59alan
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biketeacherdave
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tomcat59alan
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ukadamwest
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Now i've lubed my shaft, and giving it a good seeing to... i'm thinking I should attend to my nuts now
NY606041L. So, does anyone else have any experience of attending to their shaft and nuts ?
NY606041L. So, does anyone else have any experience of attending to their shaft and nuts ?
ukadamwest
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It's always more entertaining watching someone do it for you.
Joking aside, The other day I was towing a trailer of logs (a couple of tonnes - now set for winters galore) the Silver P38 and on a hill, the drive make a clunk as it took up drive so i'm thinking wear in the UJ's and if i'm doing one, i might as well do both.
The silver one has 104k on it but its history was a London Chelsea Tractor so i would think that its had a lot more stop start history, which would put more wear on the UJ's over time as opposed to the Blue one which has a suburban history with more M-way use.. despite having close to 130k on it the UJ's would be less worn.
Would that be a plausible deduction ?
As with the UJ's the bolts are nylock, i'm looking at 8 sets of UJ's and 16 sets of nuts and bolts in total.
Anyone had fun with the UJ's in the past ?
Joking aside, The other day I was towing a trailer of logs (a couple of tonnes - now set for winters galore) the Silver P38 and on a hill, the drive make a clunk as it took up drive so i'm thinking wear in the UJ's and if i'm doing one, i might as well do both.
The silver one has 104k on it but its history was a London Chelsea Tractor so i would think that its had a lot more stop start history, which would put more wear on the UJ's over time as opposed to the Blue one which has a suburban history with more M-way use.. despite having close to 130k on it the UJ's would be less worn.
Would that be a plausible deduction ?
As with the UJ's the bolts are nylock, i'm looking at 8 sets of UJ's and 16 sets of nuts and bolts in total.
Anyone had fun with the UJ's in the past ?
Datatek
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Can't see why there should be a difference in UJ wear between London or suburban use, the difference is usually down to how often they have been greased. If one is clonking, replace it quick before it lets go and does serious damage.
ukadamwest
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that's a good thought Keith i thought perhaps with lots of stop start over its history it may have put more wear on them as opposed to a UJ that once turning, keeps turning.. maybe it just wasn't greased regularly, as you you say (it's history is main dealer from a major London showroom and as we know the results of main dealers with P38 knowledge)
yes its definitely a thing to get done. ASAP and if i'm ordering for one, i may as well order for both and do them both together. There's never been any noise or vibration from the drive train on either and the clonk may well have been the trailer hitch on the braking trailer but for the sake of the cost of the UJ and a bit of time, it's not worth the risk and i'd rather err on the side of paranoia than as you say have a shaft let go.
yes its definitely a thing to get done. ASAP and if i'm ordering for one, i may as well order for both and do them both together. There's never been any noise or vibration from the drive train on either and the clonk may well have been the trailer hitch on the braking trailer but for the sake of the cost of the UJ and a bit of time, it's not worth the risk and i'd rather err on the side of paranoia than as you say have a shaft let go.
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dogsbody
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I suppose I'd better wash it.
Just back from our regular 950 mile trip round the family in Scotland.
Over the years I've led a convoy over Shap through snowdrifts on a motorway that the police had closed - in a Sierra estate. I've had absolutely zero traction when freezing rain landed on the Forth bridge - in a Merc E class.
Since I've had the Rangie the worst I've faced is a bit of rain!
Oh, and the Rangie didn't miss a beat, as usual. Who says these things aren't reliable.
Just back from our regular 950 mile trip round the family in Scotland.
Over the years I've led a convoy over Shap through snowdrifts on a motorway that the police had closed - in a Sierra estate. I've had absolutely zero traction when freezing rain landed on the Forth bridge - in a Merc E class.
Since I've had the Rangie the worst I've faced is a bit of rain!
Oh, and the Rangie didn't miss a beat, as usual. Who says these things aren't reliable.
ukadamwest
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+1
It's a myth we put out to keep the riff raff away from owning them !
dogsbody
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Fitted new gas struts on rear hatch which was a doddle. Then fitted repair kit to the eas compressor which wasn't so easy.
Getting the piston off the drive shaft involved an over night soak of plus gas and a little bit of swearing which did the trick. Getting the sealing ring off the piston wasn't that easy either. Fitted new seal, o rings and filters, was going to refit compressor tomorrow due to it being dark, couldn't wait so got the lamps out, fitted compressor and all works as it should.
At least that's two jobs I can cross of the list. Only another seventeen to go. :clap2:
Getting the piston off the drive shaft involved an over night soak of plus gas and a little bit of swearing which did the trick. Getting the sealing ring off the piston wasn't that easy either. Fitted new seal, o rings and filters, was going to refit compressor tomorrow due to it being dark, couldn't wait so got the lamps out, fitted compressor and all works as it should.
At least that's two jobs I can cross of the list. Only another seventeen to go. :clap2:
Datatek
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Bloody stuck in a traffic jam for 45 mins. After 20 I realised it may be good to turn off the 4.6 petrol engine......
Still, rather be in an old Rangie than an ordinary car when stuck.
If you are lucky it may start when the traffic moves
domino
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£75 to fill the tank? What sorcery is this?
