Wayne,
Hello again and thanks.
We’ve had a lot of rain around Sherwood. Raining heavily there again today-tonight I believe.
I’m back on Sunday and planning to get stuck back into the truck during the week.
Cheers,
Neil
1975 S3 88" - Ratel
Hello again from Sherwood.
Just wanting to confirm that the filler hole on the relay is actually one of the two bolt holes (of the set of four on the cover at the top) that is oriented at 90 degrees to the two cross bolts that hold the relay in place?
I have taken two bolts out and have been syringing a mix of ATF and distillate into one of the holes - extremely slow. Warned that it would be slow, but it doesn’t seem to be going in as quickly as some YouTube clips suggest. It also isn’t voiding air or fluid from the opposite hole which I had expected.
Cheers,
Neil
1975 S3 88" - Ratel
According to my manual, any of the four bolt holes can be used.
John
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Agree, but I'd try a 80/20 mix of ATF/Acetone, which has amazing penetrating qualities. Of course, I have no idea if Acetone is contraindicated in the relay, but I doubt it ( someone will ). Of course, this would need to be drained and flushed and refilled with the correct stuff, but it will likely get it moving. Better than removing the thing from the chassis...... but, the ATF/Acetone mix is handy for that as well.... As is a Porta Power, some chain, and an oxy set.
Good luck.
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Hello again.
I’ve been using a mix of ATF and distillate so far - very slow to get it in via the top holes.
Also, not been effective yet. Still live in hope. May shift to acetone if nothing improves over the coming days.
Cheers,
Neil
1975 S3 88" - Ratel
Hello from Sherwood.
I did free the relay up a bit with a combination of atf and distillate plus repetitive swinging of the top arm back and forth with the aid of a long square section steel bar. However, it isn’t great and I decided it probably warranted pulling the guts out and reconditioning it anyway.
Here’s the challenge.
The relay housing is stuck in the chassis and several weeks of irrigating it with the atf/distillate mix plus a couple of weeks of sitting on a car jack with repetitive hits with a drift and hammer from the top and bottom sides hasn’t made much difference.
So, it’s a bit of a crossroads. Pull the innards out and refurbish it in situ or try some form of pressing or pulling it out of the chassis to do the same in a vice?
My quest is to find someone in Brisbane who has actually accomplished an overhaul using either method. Anyone out there with first hand experience?
Cheers,
Neil
1975 S3 88" - Ratel
to overhaul in chassis....
2 options..
1 build a press around the chassis cross member and use a proper press.....
2. improvise a press....
how goods your welding?
an improvised press is as simple as 2 pieces of H beam, some big washers, inch thread all and nuts to suit coupled with a 10T jack.
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