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 Max's new Car (Still his sisters really.) 
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Cool looking car. The grille makes it 8-)

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January 26th, 2011, 11:10 pm
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Jono wrote:
The van will be missed. But it'll be great to see Pip out and about again!


Tell me about it. :( I sort of don't want to put it away... But I have to be sensible. Van drinks fuel.

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January 26th, 2011, 11:18 pm
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Had a bit of a fettle today. Plan is to try and get this on the road for next weekend. :roll: Only becasue of the convoy and the mention of fords and small lanes.

So i've cleaned up the big hole at the back ready for welding, hopefully should be done soon.

After that i thought i should check everything else. Tommorow i shall be buying a battery as its dead. Well thats a lie. I robbed the brand new one for the van. :lol:

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The ride height has been winding me up for some time so i decided it was time to make it look like it was on roids... I now remember why i never did it the last time for kim... One side is stuck solid.

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Heres the problem ive got. I tried to take out the supension eye so i could try and wind it up that way but it just wont move...

The eye is solid, and the Knife edge wont budge from this position... Any ideas?

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January 29th, 2011, 10:15 pm
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leave it as it is, and have some of my mahooosive tyres?


January 29th, 2011, 10:27 pm
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Max,
here's a trick which might work to free off the tie rod, but it involves 2 hammers... 8-)

One should be a lump hammer, preferably the 2kg/4lb variety and the other a good sized ball peen hammer.
Get someone to hold the lump hammer against the 'necked' portion of the tie rod end, then give the other side a few good thumps with the ball peen hammer.

This not only shocks the rust which has 'frozen' the threads together, but also expands the sleeve slightly and usually does the job.

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January 29th, 2011, 10:49 pm
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Will let you know how I get on :)

Cheers Ken.

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Max,
here's a trick which might work to free off the tie rod, but it involves 2 hammers... 8-)

One should be a lump hammer, preferably the 2kg/4lb variety and the other a good sized ball peen hammer.
Get someone to hold the lump hammer against the 'necked' portion of the tie rod end, then give the other side a few good thumps with the ball peen hammer.

This not only shocks the rust which has 'frozen' the threads together, but also expands the sleeve slightly and usually does the job.

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January 29th, 2011, 11:21 pm
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Almost forgot, put your mole grips/water pump pliers on the part of the tie rod where it was friction welded together, looks like a couple of bulges close together.

That way, you're less likely to damage the rod and weaken it.

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January 29th, 2011, 11:49 pm
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Ride height sorted. I think its about right but its stuck down the drive so i cant see if it looks ok. I would like it to be higher really. :lol:

Did a bit more poking on the floors yesterday. :cry:

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January 31st, 2011, 10:05 pm
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Bit of welding needed there Max

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January 31st, 2011, 10:34 pm
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Bit of welding needed there Max


On the case... well sort of.

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