Wednesday 30 January 2008

Wednesday 30th January 2008

I'm just missing one bleed valve and the rear axle will be finished. It's been a bit a problem all the way through really, not having the right nuts, rusty threads and the especially difficult task of setting the toe-in angle by having two 9" bolts 0.076" further apart at one end than the other. Not only a matter of measuring a 9" distance to that accuracy but every change alters every measurement so every change has to be tested and remeasured.

Anyway the diff is now back together with drive shafts, disks, callipers, handbrake callipers, brake pipes, handbrake cable and hubs. All tightened with a torque wrench and the bolts locked with locking wire - never to be undone again - maybe. Once in the rear brake pipe can be installed the brake fluid added and the brakes tested.

Whilst all this has been going on I've been working on the fuel line and have a reasonable idea of how that is going to go together.

Also, in order to keep all the nice shiny bits on the car dry a dehumidifier has been installed.

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