Howsafe Workwear and Safety Equipment Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 enjoying the updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 I removed the universal joints from the half shafts tonight as the seals were shot to bits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 16, 2018 Author Share Posted January 16, 2018 Preparation work for POR15 painting tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 First coat of POR15 put on some components last night, one more coat tonight should be enough to complete these I also managed to avoid getting any paint on my skin which is always a bonus using this stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 Second coat of POR15 applied tonight which didn't take long. So after that I decided to start re-assembling the half shafts with some new Universal Joints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL290005 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Gary looking good, I would however over coat the Pors with a satin black makes it look more of a OEM finish just my preference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, CL290005 said: Gary looking good, I would however over coat the Pors with a satin black makes it look more of a OEM finish just my preference Thanks Your preference is different to mine though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CL290005 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, Gary (KugaWestie) - North Oxfordshire AO said: Thanks Your preference is different to mine though You will learn by your mistakes you know I'm always right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 24 minutes ago, CL290005 said: You will learn by your mistakes you know I think I am always right Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 First lot of POR15 work complete, I am pleased with the results considering these components (except the brackets) are 35 years old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 Bit more painting today, first coat on the front uprights and hubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Last nights challenge was to remove the hub from the half shaft so I can renew the bearings. One shaft/hub had already been seperated by whoever broke the donor car, so just one to do for me. On with the hub puller A big heave on the hub puller lever did not budge anything. So I removed the lever, fetched the breaker bar and a suitable socket and tried again - No luck. It simply would not budge. So the next port of call was the Impact Wrench. 450Nm of torque and it moved about 3mm Over the weekend I had sprayed a load of penetrating oil around the hub and half shaft, So I was pretty surprised that it would not budge. I decided to spray it all again with a cocktail of penetrating oil and WD40. I then wound in the hub puller again with the Impact wrench, and whilst keeping the trigger pulled I whacked the hub a few times around the perimter to try and shock it. Still no joy. So I walked away for 10 minutes and had a cup of tea thinking I am probably beaten here. After a while I returned and after 3 or 4 spirited goes with the shock treatment described above, I finally broke the joint All in all it took me nearly 2 hours to do!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugaWestie Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 The next challenge is to remove the bearing and race that are stuck on the hub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianboom Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Put it in the oven and heat it. You may be better off with a blow torch as your wife will not be happy with the oily smell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugMan Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Heat in one form or another would be my guess as well Maybe BBQ it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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