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enjoying the updates :yes:

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I removed the universal joints from the half shafts tonight as the seals were shot to bits

 

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Preparation work for POR15 painting tonight

 

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First coat of POR15 put on some components last night, one more coat tonight should be enough to complete these

 

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I also managed to avoid getting any paint on my skin which is always a bonus using this stuff :d

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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

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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:yes:

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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:yes:

Thanks

Your preference is different to mine though :p

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3 minutes ago, Gary (KugaWestie) - North Oxfordshire AO said:

Thanks

Your preference is different to mine though :p

You will learn by your mistakes :cry:

you know I'm always right 

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24 minutes ago, CL290005 said:

You will learn by your mistakes :cry:

you know I think I am always right 

Fixed :)

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First lot of POR15 work complete, I am pleased with the results considering these components (except the brackets) are 35 years old!

 

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Bit more painting today, first coat on the front uprights and hubs

 

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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
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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 :angry:

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
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All in all it took me nearly 2 hours to do!!

 

 

 

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The next challenge is to remove the bearing and race that are stuck on the hub
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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!

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