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toomany2cvs
Firing on two.
Joined: December 26th, 2008, 9:40 pm Posts: 3332 Location: Surrounded by 2cvs...
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Re: fleaBag the aks400
The cans are off. The old chassis is completely stripped. A turning point has been reached. It's amazing what ten minutes playing with a large tool can do. That's a very big spanner. The little spanner in that pic is 12mm... That big spanner did this. All four were equally clean and spotless, of course - again, just a little dried up mud on the threads which crumbled as the nuts were turned... Mind you - it's not all plain sailing. Remember I thought that the can buffers were a bit tired? I was wrong. The front ones are _utterly_ foooked. I strongly suspect that this, children, is why we shouldn't use engine oil to lubricate the spring cans... I mentioned earlier that the spring cans were a bit battered... Yup, they're a bit battered all right. I think a couple of new can outers wouldn't go amiss... The gaiters for the tie-rods are also knackered - and not available from "usual suspect", who says they can't find a source. Cassis _might_ have 'em, but I'm unconvinced - they list two under "Ami" - one's the same as 2cv. I've asked them. We'll see.
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October 17th, 2009, 5:02 pm |
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grifftravel
Old Bloke
Joined: May 25th, 2009, 11:39 am Posts: 685
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Re: fleaBag the aks400
http://www.2cvp.com/good for bits too, mention my name if you order.
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October 17th, 2009, 5:29 pm |
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toomany2cvs
Firing on two.
Joined: December 26th, 2008, 9:40 pm Posts: 3332 Location: Surrounded by 2cvs...
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Re: fleaBag the aks400
grifftravel wrote: http://www.2cvp.com/
good for bits too, mention my name if you order. Thanks, Paul - but they list 2cv-size only...
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October 17th, 2009, 6:18 pm |
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meshking
Firing on two.
Joined: December 28th, 2008, 9:11 pm Posts: 388
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Re: fleaBag the aks400
I was going to suggest der franzose, but I see that they are out of stock too: http://www.franzose.de/en/Citroen-2CV/A ... /ANR12206/
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October 17th, 2009, 9:37 pm |
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ken
Agony Aunt - You have a car problem? Speak to Ken
Joined: March 6th, 2009, 1:40 am Posts: 3675
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Re: fleaBag the aks400
Hmmm, wonder what internal diameter these might be... < http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STEERING-RACK-GAI ... 5ad429831b > ken.
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October 17th, 2009, 10:54 pm |
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toomany2cvs
Firing on two.
Joined: December 26th, 2008, 9:40 pm Posts: 3332 Location: Surrounded by 2cvs...
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Re: fleaBag the aks400
Those ones aren't a problem - Uncle Roy has those in stock. The ones that are the problem are the equivalent of these... http://www.ecas2cvparts.co.uk/gaiter-ar ... p-186.html
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October 18th, 2009, 10:44 am |
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meshking
Firing on two.
Joined: December 28th, 2008, 9:11 pm Posts: 388
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Re: fleaBag the aks400
You know - you're right - apologies for the noise.
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October 19th, 2009, 2:34 pm |
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toomany2cvs
Firing on two.
Joined: December 26th, 2008, 9:40 pm Posts: 3332 Location: Surrounded by 2cvs...
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Re: fleaBag the aks400
meshking wrote: You know - you're right - apologies for the noise. Don't be daft! The buffers were looking like a problem last week - but ECAS turned out to stock 'em, they just hadn't got them on the website... Another £300+ order about ready to go...
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October 19th, 2009, 2:44 pm |
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meshking
Firing on two.
Joined: December 28th, 2008, 9:11 pm Posts: 388
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Re: fleaBag the aks400
ac,
I see in trunian that you're thinking of Rustoleum - is that for the outside? Gimme a shout if you need some tips - I did my orange one with rustoleum. It's faded a bit, but I think a polish would bring it back up and shiny. Although, I don't think shiny is what you're after, you might struggle to avoid a shiny finish.
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November 28th, 2009, 1:51 pm |
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toomany2cvs
Firing on two.
Joined: December 26th, 2008, 9:40 pm Posts: 3332 Location: Surrounded by 2cvs...
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Re: fleaBag the aks400
meshking wrote: I see in trunian that you're thinking of Rustoleum - is that for the outside? No, for fleaBag's underwear - although I'll get some decent primer for the bits upstairs, they'll get beiged.
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November 29th, 2009, 10:49 pm |
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