My new 107, Lucky

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Originally Posted by chazza

Have a look at Penrite's site; they make oil specifically for classic cars,

cheers Charlie

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X2

Was using Castrol, but the oil consumption in the older motors is just way too high.

Penrite make more specific oils, and cover everything for the older cars, including the SU Carb oil.

A few of us run HPR Diesel 20w/60 in the motor.

CC

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Originally Posted by 123rover50

Looking good Jason. I forgot to ask. Did you get the felt bush for the steering column from Scollops?
Also noticed in your photo you have the brake hose clamped off but havnt got the end where it joins the steel pipe going through the bracket in the chassis. Is this intentional?

Keith

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Re the felt bush, it must have gone it's own way somewhere in the travels. I made a new one simple enough.
The brake line was still attached and crimped to stop the system from leaking further. Maybe your is different, but on mine you cant disconnect the hose from the wheel cylinder without disconnecting the hose from the brake line first.

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Originally Posted by numpty

Nice work Jason.

Where did you get the tyres? They'll look good on Lucky.

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I got them from GT Automotive Service and Tyres at Inala 3879 0055
They are sold as GT Radial X Grip, but on the side wall it says Grand Tour.
Can't make sense of that but suited me fine, as the tread is more my liking than what the X Grip suggests it should be on the net.

$170 a tyre, and $25 for a tube. 7.00x16

They look very much like Goodyear Custom Grip Hi Milers, a set of which I've just purchased for the Gunbuggy. I like them.:BigThumb:

However Numpty the Hi Milers are miles apart from what I have.
These things have more lead on them than a battle field. There a povo chinese tyre made to do 25klm in a rice field, not 85 on a good road.
If I could have got Hi Milers in 700x16 I'd be there.
Where as these supposed X Grips are meant to be 8 ply, I see what I have is 6 ply, but I couldn't be bothered arguing with the retailer over what's what.
They look the part, are a rag tyre, and the right size. That's about as good as it gets I think.

Hi gang, thought I was doing well but I have hit a pot hole.

I had it all back together but the whole hub is tight to turn, even when the hub was in "free" position. I pulled the free wheel hub off and the wheel hub spins fine. However I noticed the axel shaft is not centre of the housing. Can I fix this with a jiggle of some sort, or do I have to pull it all apart and make sure it all sits better. What have I done wrong?
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/5216/axel1g.jpghttp://img593.imageshack.us/img593/3157/axel2d.jpg

thanks

Can you move the stub up and down?

You will need to reshim top and bottom and then do your preload.

Check you haven't damaged the outer oil seal if off centre.

Either that or the stub axle is bent, bearings are not seated properly, and so on.

Remove, inspect and refit.

CC

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Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

Can you move the stub up and down? Yes

You will need to reshim top and bottom and then do your preload. Ohhh

Check you haven't damaged the outer oil seal if off centre. Ok, the car has done nothing apart from just sit here, so hopefully still good

Either that or the stub axle is bent, unlikely, all worked before I touched it, bearings are not seated properly, quite probable and so on.

Remove, inspect and refit. oki doki

CC

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Thanks

Hi Jason

Did you put the large roller bearing, that carries the half shaftback, back inside the swivel pin ball housing and it isn't still sitting on the work bench?

lol... yes Arthur I'm not that much of a muppet, well I don't think so. No bearings left on the bench.

It seems, the axels were right till the free wheel hubs were fitted. After nipping up the lock nut on the axels ends, things git tight, and it seems to have pulled the axels out of there place.
I think I will bush the free wheel hubs and put some original flanged on, where ever I get them from. Any ideas.
In the mean time, time to pull it all apart and have another go.