Thread: Series 2a - My First Restoration

Originally Posted by JimM

Your shock absorbers - stock as in the original ones? or have you got a like for like replacement thats too short?

They are stock as in "OEM" Armstrong brand oil shocks ordered with the LR part number. I'll have to look into the Old Man Emus, I was eyeing up the Procomps, but not too many companies want to ship them internationally due to the gas charge.

Cheers,

Originally Posted by TimNZ

They are stock as in "OEM" Armstrong brand oil shocks ordered with the LR part number. I'll have to look into the Old Man Emus, I was eyeing up the Procomps, but not too many companies want to ship them internationally due to the gas charge.

Cheers,

Hi Tim,

I found a little more information on the pro comp and Old Man Emu's. They are the same with extra travel and are both recommend for vehicles with parabolic suspension. if you can't get pro comps, OME would be a very nice alternative.

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Jim.

I struggled this weekend. I tried to get the gearbox back in and couldn't. It was late in the day so I started to run out of light, then it started pouring! Everything got wet. I wouldn't recommend doing that again.

I'm still trying to figure out why it didn't fit. So, here are the steps I took to fit it. Hopefully someone can see where I went wrong.

1) When fitting the clutch plate, I didn't have the correct tool so I used a makeshift tool which was shown to me in a tutorial. I used a socket and taped the outside so it didn't do any damage and fit snugly, helping (hopefully) to ensure the correct alignment. I stuck it on the end of an extension bar and inserted in into the hole in the flywheel.

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2) I then placed the pressure plate on making sure I aligned the mark, that I previously made on the flywheel and plate. I tightened the pressure plate bolts to 25pound as per the instruction manual. I used my breaker bar to stop it spinning from the front.

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I withdrew the socket and extension bar. I eyed it up and it looked ok.

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I've taken a photo, however the more I look at it, the more I think it is off centre (could just be the angle of the photo?).

3) I used the block and tackle on the forks of the tractor to lower the gearbox in. I selected 4th gear before trying to put it in.
We lowered it in a rotated the the spline slowly to try and match it up. No amount of wiggling or pushing could get it in.
I tried jacking up the engine to change the angles and tired different angles of the gearbox.

I'm just not too sure how to get it to fit. Does anyone have any tips, or have I missed a very obvious step?


Thanks,

Jim

Is your clutch plate in the right way round?

Originally Posted by Phil B

Is your clutch plate in the right way round?

Don't tell me it's something as silly as that! how embarrassing!
In the tutorial I was watching I copied the way they installed it. Well, at least I thought I did.

You say the hole in the fly wheel ?
It should really be the spigot bush which is inside the hole in the crank that your alignment tool centres the plate off

Originally Posted by rangieman

You say the hole in the fly wheel ?
It should really be the spigot bush which is inside the hole in the crank that your alignment tool centres the plate off

By hole, I do mean spigot bush! haha I've got a fair way to go in terms of learning the correct terminology. But thats why I'm doing this!

Couple of things - as Rangieman says - is the spigot bush still in the back of the crank? Also, the clutch plate does look backwards in that's photo - the back of the clutch plate where the gearbox input shaft goes looks like it's sticking out too far - which could be the cause of your issue.

While you need to get the alignment close, the way you've done it is fine - that's all I've ever done. You can also double check it by seeing where the clutch plate sits around the edge compared to the pressure plate. Looking and feeling will tell you pretty quick if you're a long way out.