Is Ace still about?

[amshaw]

Helloooo Ace are you still out there??;)

Does anybody know where we can find his vacum pump fix? His old links dont work anymore.......:(

[incisor]

not much to it.... drill out rivets replace with screws or bolts and replace gasket...

hardest part is getting the thing off the block and back on....


there should be a cache copy in google somehere i would have thought...

oh hang on , i have access to the old files i think .... DUH!

will go look...

[Outlaw]

he was last on here Tuesday

can shoot him an email here if you want (Mailto:perkins11@hotmail.com)

It's an email addy he's listed on a few threads here, so assume it works

[amshaw]

Ok thanks for that....:)

yeah I know its simple, but Im just anal and need to know all about it and mull over it a while before I start and I like to get all the right sized bolts so I can get it done asap......:angel:

[incisor]

cant find it...

[hiline]

cant find it...
what good are you then :p

[amshaw]

cant find it...

No probs, thanks anyway.......;)

[hiline]

i did receive a text mesage fom him today ;)

something about the equine flu :angel:

[matbor]

Gizmo...........

[p38arover]

I might have it at home. I have his website on CD (I did some work on it for him).

Ron

[Ace]

I am here mate, wouldnt dream of leaving. Landroverace isnt online at the moment i let the domain name lapse cause i dont have time work on it at the moment.

I will upload the page to the 4wd zone tonight and post a link for you. Matt

[Ace]

Ok mate here you go, the exact page as it was on Landroverace

http://www.the4wdzone.com/vacuumpumpfix.htm

Matt

[amshaw]

Matt.....Thanks heaps mate your ACE ;)

Does it matter what thickness gasket paper you use?

[Ace]

Matt.....Thanks heaps mate your ACE ;)

Does it matter what thickness gasket paper you use?

I just bought a role of gasket paper from supercheap, it was quite thick, not that paper thin stuff.

One other thing, make sure you get nyloc nuts for the bolts and make sure they are as tight as you can get them. If you could get some small hex head bolts that would be better, the screw driver head ones are to hard to get tight, i am going to have to pull mine off and re-tighten them. Langy did his and his hasnt leaked a drop, not sure what the bolts he used were though. matt

[amshaw]

I just bought a role of gasket paper from supercheap, it was quite thick, not that paper thin stuff.

One other thing, make sure you get nyloc nuts for the bolts and make sure they are as tight as you can get them. If you could get some small hex head bolts that would be better, the screw driver head ones are to hard to get tight, i am going to have to pull mine off and re-tighten them. Langy did his and his hasnt leaked a drop, not sure what the bolts he used were though. matt

Cheers bud....I was going to ask about the slotted head v hex heads. But I was going to get hex heads in any case:).

[Ace]

Cheers bud....I was going to ask about the slotted head v hex heads. But I was going to get hex heads in any case:).

yeah, hex heads are the go, i will be getting some hex heads for mine and fitting them when i get time to take it off

[rovercare]

i did receive a text mesage fom him today ;)

something about the equine flu :angel:

It only effects horses....not those hung like one:angel:

[UncleHo]

G'day Ace & Amshaw :)

I would suggest that you use "Allen Head" screws(hex slotted), and a little Loctite threadlock;)

cheers

[amshaw]

G'day Ace & Amshaw :)

I would suggest that you use "Allen Head" screws(hex slotted), and a little Loctite threadlock;)

cheers

Oh ok, can you explain a little more why you prefer to use Allen heads screws :)

Can you get to the pump from under the Disco, or better to break your back leaning into the enginebay ;)

[JohnE]

great to see a successful help result.




john

[hiline]

It only effects horses....not those hung like one:angel:

you got the same one :D;)

[Ace]

Oh ok, can you explain a little more why you prefer to use Allen heads screws :)

Can you get to the pump from under the Disco, or better to break your back leaning into the enginebay ;)

access isnt really available from underneath, i took it out via the engine bay

[amshaw]

Well its done.......Took 2.5hrs inc Lunch break...:o

As you have stated Matt ,its very easy to do....;)

But a small tip to anybody doing this for the first time.....make sure you make the holes in the gaskets big enough for the bolts........:twisted:

Yeah stupid question really about doing it from underneath (Its a knob Jocky thing:p), I forgot how high the pump sits......:angel:.

Also another issue was trying to get around all that crap near the pump, cables , tubes, auto dip tube & hose's etc..........:(

But happy with the job, and brakes seem to be a bit more positive.....or is that just wishful thinking......;)

[rangieman]

Well its done.......Took 2.5hrs inc Lunch break...:o

As you have stated Matt ,its very easy to do....;)

But a small tip to anybody doing this for the first time.....make sure you make the holes in the gaskets big enough for the bolts........:twisted:

Yeah stupid question really about doing it from underneath (Its a knob Jocky thing:p), I forgot how high the pump sits......:angel:.

Also another issue was trying to get around all that crap near the pump, cables , tubes, auto dip tube & hose's etc..........:(

But happy with the job, and brakes seem to be a bit more positive.....or is that just wishful thinking......;)

In reading this i wonder is the leak a oil leak or a leak of vacume , meaning reduced braking , my brake pedal is very good but lacks braking needs alot of foot pressure , as if the vacume booster is not there , it does feel like the booster is working first time the brakes are applied ,but if constant pressure is used it needs ALOT and i mean ALOT more foot pressure:D

[Ace]

doing the fix made a huge difference to my brakes. I am in the same boat as rangieman at the moment i think i need to take mine off again and use hex nuts as i dont think the phillips head ones i used are tight enough. Matt

[amshaw]

Im happy with the hex nuts, I just worked my way around all the bolts about 4 times to get them very tight.

Checked the pump today after a long drive, no leaks and even the wife noted the brakes are better, which Im surprised me as she is a blonde.......:o:p:wasntme:

thanks again Ace your a legend.....:)

[Ace]

Im happy with the hex nuts, I just worked my way around all the bolts about 4 times to get them very tight.

Checked the pump today after a long drive, no leaks and even the wife noted the brakes are better, which Im surprised me as she is a blonde.......:o:p:wasntme:

thanks again Ace your a legend.....:)

no problem, glad i could help. Matt

[amshaw]

Matt, just wondering whats the history on the pump fix?......did you just pull yours apart and thought of the fix while it was on the bench?

Its just so simple, something Im not used to working on our Disco.......

Also is it ok if I pass that page to a few mates who will be interested in having a look?

[Ace]

Matt, just wondering whats the history on the pump fix?......did you just pull yours apart and thought of the fix while it was on the bench?

Its just so simple, something Im not used to working on our Disco.......

Also is it ok if I pass that page to a few mates who will be interested in having a look?

I was actually talking to Roverone and he had said he did it ages ago so i pulled it of and had a look, then went from there, he didnt give me much info just that he pulled it off and drilled the rivets i worked the rest out.

Pass it on to who ever you like mate, the more people it saves money the better. matt

[amshaw]

Thanks, thought I should at least ask....;)